H.R. 7503

Summary

H.R. 7503, the Housing for Heroes Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Feb 11, 2026 by Rep. Michael Lawler (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Feb 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 7503 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 7503 IH: Housing for Heroes Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-11
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7503  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 11, 2026   Mr. Lawler  (for himself and  Mr. Gottheimer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To expand the eligibility of properties for the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program for members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officials, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Housing for Heroes Act of 2026  .
2.
Eligibility of properties for members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officers for Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program
(a)
Eligibility
Members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officers shall be eligible to purchase eligible properties under the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, as provided under subsection (b).
(b)
Eligible properties
Notwithstanding section 204 of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1710 ), part 291 of the regulations of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (24 CFR part 291), or any other provision of law, regulation, guideline, order, or notice, in carrying out the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program for single-unit properties acquired by the Secretary, properties shall be made available for purchase under the Program for members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officers without regard to whether or not the properties are located in a revitalization area.
(c)
Regulations
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall amend the regulations of the Secretary as necessary to carry out subsections (a) and (b).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

To expand the eligibility of properties for the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program for members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officials, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Lawler (R) sponsors H.R. 7503, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 11, 2026

Josh Gottheimer

Rep. · D–NJ-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 11, 2026 · Original

Show 2 of 2 rows

PreviousNext

Committees

H.R. 7503 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services

Financial Services

Referred To · Feb 11, 2026 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7503 has taken 2 actions since Feb 11, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7503 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7503 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Housing for Heroes Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Housing for Heroes Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To expand the eligibility of properties for the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program for members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officials, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7503 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Budget/Appropriations, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Health Issues, Housing, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7503 under Housing and Community Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7503’s is Housing and Community Development.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7503, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LAWLER:H.R. 7503.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of the U.S. Constitution, Section 8 Clause 18[Page H2187]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com