House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Empty Lots to Housing Act
Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize real property acquired with assistance under chapter 1 of such title to be transferred to certain entities for the development of transit-oriented dwelling units, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 15, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3459.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MULLIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 82, May 15, 2025, Page H2105):Clause 18 of section 8 of article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 15, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3459, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3459
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
15 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 11 Democrats
4 of 15 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Laura Friedman (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Josh Harder (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Mullin.
- H.R. 7945 (119th) Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026
- H.Res. 188 (119th) Affirming the obligation of the President of the United States to comply with court orders.
- H.R. 1428 (119th) Poverty Line Act of 2025
- H.R. 10131 (119th) National Archives Protection Act
- H.R. 5650 (119th) Weatherization Resilience and Adaptation Program Act
- H.R. 7985 (119th) CHATBOT Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.