US HB4498

Increases the metropolitan statistical area population limit for the Community Development Block Grant Colonia Set-Aside Program from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 residents

Amends Section 916(e)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 5306 note)

Colonias are unincorporated communities along the U.S.-Mexico border that often lack basic infrastructure such as water, sewer, and paved roads

Sponsored by a bipartisan group of five Texas Representatives: Tony Gonzales, De La Cruz, Cuellar, Vicente Gonzalez, and Escobar

Introduced July 17, 2025, and referred to the House Committee on Financial Services