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H.R. 8944

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8944, the Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on May 20, 2026 by Rep. David Taylor (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on May 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 8944 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb8944/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8944 IH: Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-20
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 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. 8944  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 20, 2026   Mr. Taylor  (for himself,  Mr. Collins ,  Mr. Gosar ,  Mr. Rulli , and  Mr. Van Epps ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from considering disparate impact in carrying out any actions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026  .
2.
Prohibition on consideration of disparate impact
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not consider disparate impact in carrying out any actions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2026-05-20
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from considering disparate impact in carrying out any actions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Sponsors

Rep. David Taylor (R) sponsors H.R. 8944, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8944 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · May 20, 2026 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8944 has taken 2 actions since May 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 20, 2026
House
Introduced in House
May 20, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 8944 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8944 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from considering disparate impact in carrying out any actions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8944 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 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 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOHN JENNINGS116
PAUL RICHMAN116

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 fourth_quarter$240K4th Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2026 second_quarter$180K2nd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter$180K3rd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2026 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8944 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. 8944’s is Housing and Community Development.

hr8944/policy-areas.txt
Housing and Community DevelopmentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8944, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAYLOR:H.R. 8944.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H3670]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com