U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10316: National Housing Emergency Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 8, 2026
To require the President to declare a national housing emergency and invoke the Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require the President to declare a national housing emergency and invoke the Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 8, 2026:
A BILL To require the President to declare a national housing emergency and invoke the Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Housing Emergency Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the President should declare a national emergency with respect to housing under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1621 ); and (2) to address that emergency, the President should use the authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq. ) to increase the supply of materials produced in the United States that support the construction and rehabilitation of housing. SECTION 3. Findings Congress finds that-- (1) housing is the largest expenditure for most households and accounts for 45 percent of the Consumer Price Index; (2) approximately 75 percent of households in the United States are unable to afford a median-priced home with housing demand outpacing available supply; (3) there is a shortage of at least 4,000,000 housing units due to low levels of residential construction and compounding regulations; (4) the housing unit deficit is projected to increase to nearly 10,000,000 units by 2035; (5) the median sales price for existing single-family …
Sponsors
- Chrissy Houlahan (D, HD-006) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Housing and Community Development
Common questions
- What is HB10316?
- HB10316 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): National Housing Emergency Act of 2026.
- What does HB10316 do?
- In its own words: To require the President to declare a national housing emergency and invoke the Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10316?
- In committee as of September 8, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (September 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10316?
- Chrissy Houlahan (D, HD-006).
- Where is the official record for HB10316?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10316
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