,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dief  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ca1 #bjai,ms4
 ,foxx ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a 7= h]self & ,mrs4
 ,wagn]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide t !    
,executive ord] entitl$ ,e/abli%+ a     
,:ite ,h\se ,c\ncil on ,elim9at+        
,regulatory ,b>ri]s to ,af=dable ,h\s+  
%all h ! =ce & effect ( law1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,f9d+ ,m>ket-,bas$ & ,local
 ,solutions to ,ensure ,access to ,h\s+ 
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,communities across !     
c\ntry are fac+ an af=dable h\s+ crisis4
  7#b7 ,families :o pay m ?an #cj p]c5t 
( _! income = h\s+ are consid]$ co/     
burd5$ & may h difficulty af=d+         
necessities su* z food1 clo?+1          
transportation1 & m$ical c>e4  7#c7 ,!  
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
e/imates #ab1jjj1jjj r5t] & home[n]     
h\seholds n[ pay m ?an #ej p]c5t ( _!   

annual incomes = h\s+4  7#d7 ,!         
prohibitive co/ ( h\s+ sl[s economic    
gr[? & means few] jobs & l[] wages4     
7#e7 ,h\s+ dem& dep5ds on local         
demographics1 job m>kets1 & place-bas$  
am5ities4  7#f7 ,h\s+ supply dep5ds on  
local availability ( l& & ! co/ &       
complexity ( h\s+ developm5t4  7#g7     
,l&-use re/rictions are a significant   
factor 9 h\s+ supply & prices4  7#h7    
,!re is evid5ce t exclusion>y &         
re/rictive zon+ raises h\s+ prices &    
re/ricts ! supply ( h\s+ across !       
c\ntry4  7#i7 ,h\s+ m>kets are local4   
7#aj7 ,exclusion>y & re/rictive zon+    
policies t affect developm5t are adopt$ 
by local gov]nm5ts4  7#aa7 ,! ,f$]al    
,gov]nm5t has limit$ control ov] ,/ate &
 local l&-use policy & zon+4  7#ab7 ,to 
und]/& & correct h\s+ %ortages1 ,f$]al1 
,/ate1 & local gov]nm5ts ne$ to look at 
all options4  7#ac7 ,h\s+ is critical = 
heal?1 economic /ability1 & academic    
success4  #c4 ,legal effect ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law or ,executive ord]1

 ,executive ,ord] #achgh 7#hd ,f$4 ,reg4
 #cjhec71 sign$ on ,june #be1 #bjai1 &  
entitl$ 8,e/abli%+ a ,:ite ,h\se ,c\ncil
 on ,elim9at+ ,regulatory ,b>ri]s to    
,af=dable ,h\s+0 %all h ! =ce & effect (
 law4  #d4 ,report to ,congress  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,:ite ,h\se     
,c\ncil on ,elim9at+ ,regulatory ,b>ri]s
 to ,af=dable ,h\s+ %all submit to !    
,congress a report on ! implem5tation1  
by ! ,c\ncil1 ( section #d ( ,executive 
,ord] #achgh 7#hd ,f$4 ,reg4 #cjhec74   
7b7 ,subsequ5t reports ,! ,:ite ,h\se   
,c\ncil on ,elim9at+ ,regulatory ,b>ri]s
 to ,af=dable ,h\s+ %all submit any     
subsequ5t report t ! ,congress may      
reque/ or t ! ,c\ncil may deem          
appropriate4