Young, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Repeal Burdensome Federal Housing Mandates

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a group of Republican colleagues inintroducing legislation to eliminate expensive Biden-era Green New Deal housing mandates. TheHOUSE Actwould repeal the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Final Determination on energy efficiency standards for new construction of HUD-and-USDA-financed housing.
“Hoosiers continue to face rising housing costs, and policymakers should be working to expand housing supply and affordability, not imposing new hurdles. These Biden-era mandates add unnecessary expenses and slow down construction at a time when families need relief,”said Senator Young.“Our legislation will restore common-sense standards to increase our housing supply, lower costs, and ensure hard-working Americans have access to safe, affordable places to live.”
Background:
TheHOUSE Actwould:
In addition to Senator Young, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) also introduced the legislation.
Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Read the full text of the legislationhere.