House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Yes in God's Backyard Act
Official title: To provide technical assistance and grants for faith-based organizations, institutions of higher education, and local governments to increase the supply of affordable rental housing, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Nanette Barragán D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 20, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 20, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7152.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BARRAGAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 13, January 20, 2026, Page H948):Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 43 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7152, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7152
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
10 cosponsors — 10 Democrats
0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Josh Harder (D-CA), George Latimer (D-NY), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ritchie Torres (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nanette Barragán.
- H.Res. 543 (119th) Recognizing the right to peacefully protest and condemning violence and authoritarian responses to expressions of dissent.
- H.R. 5673 (119th) Stop the Trump Electricity Price Hikes Act
- H.R. 10415 (119th) Food for Thought Act of 2026
- H.Res. 1402 (119th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.
- H.R. 576 (119th) To codify Executive Order 14096 relating to revitalizing our Nation's commitment to environmental justice for all.
- H.R. 1449 (119th) Energy Resilient Communities Act
Related bills
- H.R. 6957 (119th) Yes in God's Backyard ActIdentical bill
- S. 2720 (119th) Yes in God's Backyard ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.