Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4498 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4498

   To amend the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to 
update the eligibility requirements related to metropolitan statistical 
   area population limits for the Community Development Block Grant 
                       Colonia Set-Aside Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2025

 Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas (for himself, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Cuellar, 
    Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, and Ms. Escobar) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to 
update the eligibility requirements related to metropolitan statistical 
   area population limits for the Community Development Block Grant 
                       Colonia Set-Aside Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Continued Access to Funding 
for Colonias Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE COLONIA SET-ASIDE PROGRAM.

    Section 916(e)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 5306 note) is amended by striking ``1,000,000'' 
and inserting ``2,000,000''.
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