US HB4659

Requires Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients to submit a plan every 5 years tracking their adoption of land use policies that reduce housing barriers

Covers 22 specific zoning reforms including allowing duplexes/triplexes in single-family zones, reducing parking minimums, permitting accessory dwelling units, allowing office-to-residential conversions, and creating transit-oriented development zones

Plan submissions are informational only and not binding on how grantees use CDBG funds; HUD cannot use the information for enforcement actions

Cites U.S. housing shortage costing approximately $2 trillion per year in lost economic productivity and contributing to cost-burdened households across rural, urban, and suburban communities

Takes effect 1 year after enactment and applies to all current and future CDBG grantees under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974