House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Yes In My Backyard Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 18, 2023
- Committee actionMay 16, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 30, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3507.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3507, Yes in My Backyard Act” on July 16, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 16, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 16, 2024 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60529
- CBO publication date
- July 16, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3507, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3507
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-645 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on August 30, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 30, 2024 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/645
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3507, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3507
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
74c839076d7c22d804febc91db575db4c8645aefd14bdc76c9bd7b30bca4135b
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KILMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 84, May 18, 2023, Page H2458):Article 1, Section 8, U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Housing is the single subject of this bill.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 18, 2023 ↗
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- Statement length
- 126 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3507, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3507
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
74c839076d7c22d804febc91db575db4c8645aefd14bdc76c9bd7b30bca4135b
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
45 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 31 Democrats
14 of 45 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Andy Barr (R-KY), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Flood (R-NE), Bill Foster (D-IL), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Wiley Nickel (D-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Zachary Nunn (R-IA) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Derek Kilmer.
- H.R. 929 (118th) Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023
- H.R. 1015 (118th) Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 4335 (118th) VA Loan Informed Disclosure Act of 2023
- H.R. 5995 (118th) Federal Retirement Fairness Act
- H.R. 3011 (118th) To establish a task force of the Department of Defense on mental health.
- H.R. 5113 (118th) Rural Economic-development Assistance and Consultation to Help Our Tribes Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.