,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ag1      
#bjai,mr4 ,heck 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,hollingsworth1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,foxx  
of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 and 
,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to require certain grantees 
under title ,i of the ,housing and      
,community ,development ,act of #aigd to
 submit a plan to track discriminatory  
land use policies1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,yes ,in ,my        
,backyard ,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,the      
purpose of this ,act is to discourage   
the use of discriminatory land use      
policies and remove barriers to making  
housing more affordable in order to     
further the original intent of the      
,community ,development ,block ,grant   
program4  #c4 ,land use plan  7a7 ,in   
general ,section #ajd of the ,housing   

and ,community ,development ,act of     
#aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  7n7
 ,plan ,to track discriminatory land use
 policies  7#a7 ,in general ,prior to   
receipt in any fiscal year of a grant   
from the ,secretary under subsection    
7b71 7d77#a71 or 7d77#b77;,b7 of section
 #ajf1 each recipient shall have        
prepared and submitted1 not less        
frequently than once during the         
preceding #e-year period1 in accordance 
with this subsection and in such        
standardized form as the ,secretary     
shall1 by regulation1 prescribe1 with   
respect to each land use policy         
described in paragraph 7#b7 that is     
applicable to the jurisdiction served by
 the recipient1 a description of--  7,a7
 whether the recipient has already      
adopted the policy in the jurisdiction  
served by the recipient2  7,b7 the plan 
of the recipient to implement the policy
 in that jurisdiction2 or  7,c7 the ways
 in which adopting the policy will      

benefit the jurisdiction4  7#b7 ,land   
use policies ,the policies described in 
this paragraph are as follows3  7,a7    
,enacting high-density single-family and
 multifamily zoning4  7,b7 ,expanding   
by-right multifamily zoned areas4  7,c7 
,allowing duplexes1 triplexes1 or       
fourplexes in areas zoned primarily for 
single-family residential homes4  7,d7  
,allowing manufactured homes in areas   
zoned primarily for single-family       
residential homes4  7,e7 ,allowing      
multifamily development in retail1      
office1 and light manufacturing zones4  
7,f7 ,allowing single-room occupancy    
development wherever multifamily housing
 is allowed4  7,g7 ,reducing minimum lot
 size4  7,h7 ,reducing the impact of    
historic preservation on housing        
production and affordability4  7,i7     
,increasing the allowable floor area    
ratio in multifamily housing areas4     
7,j7 ,creating transit-oriented         
development zones4  7,k7 ,streamlining  
or shortening permitting processes and  

timelines1 including through one-stop   
and parallel-process permitting4  7,l7  
,eliminating or reducing off-street     
parking requirements4  7,m7 ,ensuring   
impact and utility investment fees      
accurately reflect required             
infrastructure needs and related impacts
 on housing affordability are otherwise 
mitigated4  7,n7 ,allowing prefabricated
 construction4  7,o7 ,reducing or       
eliminating minimum unit square footage 
requirements4  7,p7 ,allowing the       
conversion of office units to           
apartments4  7,q7 ,allowing the         
subdivision of single-family homes into 
duplexes4  7,r7 ,allowing accessory     
dwelling units1 including detached      
accessory dwelling units1 on all lots   
with single-family homes4  7#c7 ,effect 
of submission ,a submission under this  
subsection shall not be binding with    
respect to the use or distribution of   
amounts received under section #ajf4    
7#d7 ,acceptance or nonacceptance of    
plan ,the acceptance or nonacceptance of

 any plan submitted under this          
subsection in which the information     
required under this subsection is       
provided is not an endorsement or       
approval of the plan1 policies1 or      
methodologies1 or lack thereof4  4  7b7 
,effective date ,the requirements under 
subsection 7n7 of section #ajd of the   
,housing and ,community ,development    
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd71 as 
added by subsection 7a71 shall--  7#a7  
take effect on the date that is #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act2 and  7#b7 apply to recipients of a
 grant under subsection 7b71 7d77#a71 or
 7d77#b77;,b7 of section #ajf of the    
,housing and ,community ,development    
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjf7     
before1 on1 and after such date4