Washington, DC (RI) — Congressman Zach Nunn says a key committee in the U.S. House may soon consider a bill he’s co-sponsoring that would improve and streamline federal programs for rural housing. Nunn says some USDA housing programs haven’t been updated for decades.
The bill would provide more federal financing to repair homes in rural areas, and it calls for improving USDA technology and adding staff to speed up the review of USDA loan applications.
If the bill becomes law, it will let the new occupants of homes built or renovated by non-profits like Habitat for Humanity receive federal rental assistance.
The bill has passed the SENATE Banking Committee, and it has been referred to the Financial Services Committee in the House, and Nunn is a member of that committee.
A Democratic congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, is co-sponsoring the bill with Nunn, a Republican who’s recently moved to Ankeny.
