Community Development Block Grant Equity Act of 2025

This bill changes the formula the federal housing department uses to divide Community Development Block Grant money among large cities, urban counties, and states. Each area's share would be based on four measures compared to all similar areas: the poverty rate in families and elderly households, the number of female-headed households with children under 18, the amount of pre-1950 housing occupied by households in poverty, and housing overcrowding. The poverty measure would count five times, the older-housing measure three times, and the other two once each. The bill also authorizes $3.425 billion for fiscal year 2026 for these grants, adjusted each year through 2029 for inflation.

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Sponsors

• Steve Cohen Democrat sponsor
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