Housing Innovation Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Office of Housing Innovation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The office must establish grant programs to support (1) planning efforts that address housing needs in urban areas; (2) research and studies to support, inform, and advise local governments on their plans for new housing and community development; and (3) outreach programs focused on issues related to housing, community development, and regional planning. The Government Accountability Office must report on the effectiveness of the grant programs.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Housing and Community Development
Advisory bodiesAlternative and renewable resourcesCommunity life and organizationCommutingCongressional oversightDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHousing and community development fundingHousing for the elderly and disabledHousing supply and affordabilityInfrastructure developmentPedestrians and bicyclingPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningState and local government operationsUrban and suburban affairs and development
Housing Innovation Act of 2022
USA117th CongressHR-8266| House
| Updated: 7/1/2022
Housing Innovation Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Office of Housing Innovation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The office must establish grant programs to support (1) planning efforts that address housing needs in urban areas; (2) research and studies to support, inform, and advise local governments on their plans for new housing and community development; and (3) outreach programs focused on issues related to housing, community development, and regional planning. The Government Accountability Office must report on the effectiveness of the grant programs.
Advisory bodiesAlternative and renewable resourcesCommunity life and organizationCommutingCongressional oversightDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHousing and community development fundingHousing for the elderly and disabledHousing supply and affordabilityInfrastructure developmentPedestrians and bicyclingPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningState and local government operationsUrban and suburban affairs and development