119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 26, 2026
Freedom to Build Act
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Latest action (Mar 26, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Housing and Community Development
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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9 citations.
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$1,670,000
Spent on own lobbying
…provide eviction-related assistance, all provisions. Housing Supply Frameworks Act, all provisions (H.R. 2840, S. 1299). Freedom to Build Act, all provisions (S. 4265 / H.R. 9625). Fiscal Year 2027 T-HUD appropriations request to fully fund HUDs programs, such as Housing Choice Vouchers, Project-Based Rental Assistance, and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…sit Act S. 2363Build More Housing Near Transit Act S. 4020Housing Supply and Affordability Act H.R. 10028Making Ownership Viable for Everyone Act or "MOVE Act" S. 4265Freedom to Build Act H.R. 7150To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a quarterly report on housing loans insured, guaranteed, or und…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITY OF SANTA CLARA · lobbying firm or registrant: CITY OF SANTA CLARA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 7, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 4660 / S. 2390 - Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act H.R. 4503 / S. 3800 - ePermit Act H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act S. 4265 - Freedom to Build Act S. 3092 - Affordable Housing Expansion Act Federal legislative proposals and policy discussions related to expanding attainable and work…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEADING BUILDERS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: LEADING BUILDERS OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 6, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$196,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng supply shortfall, ideas to address the shortfall S 1688 YIMBY ACT HR 2840 Housing Supply Frameworks Act No Bill Number: Housing supply and housing stimulus. S.4265 - Freedom to Build Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$1,220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…sing Supply Frameworks Act S. 2423Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025 S. 2363Build More Housing Near Transit Act S. 4020Housing Supply and Affordability Act S. 4265Freedom to Build Act S. 1260Rural Housing Service Reform Act S. 138VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2025 S. 1527Housing Affordability Act S. 1667Homeless Children…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$2,330,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Home Building Act of 2025, all provisions (S. 2361). Housing Supply Frameworks Act, all provisions (H.R. 2840, S. 1299). Freedom to Build Act, all provisions (S. 4265). Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture housing programs, including the Section…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITY OF SANTA CLARA · lobbying firm or registrant: CITY OF SANTA CLARA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 7, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…using Act H.R. 4660 / S. 2390 - Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act H.R. 4503 / S. 3800 - ePermit Act H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act S. 4265 - Freedom to Build Act S. 3092 - Affordable Housing Expansion Act Federal legislative proposals and policy discussions related to expanding attainable and work…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$770,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Transit Act S. 4020Housing Supply and Affordability Act HR 10351 Housing Supply and Innovation Framework Act S 4460Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act S. 4265Freedom to Build Act H.R.1815 VA Home Loan Modernization bill H.R. 3694 VALID Act of 2025 H.R. 4957 Rural Housing Service Reform Act H.R. 6047 Sharri Briley and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$2,650,000
Spent on own lobbying
…sion I-Road to Housing Act, all provisions (S. 2296). Housing Supply Frameworks Act, all provisions (H.R. 2840, S. 1299). Freedom to Build Act, all provisions (S. 4265). FY2026 Appropraitions, related to Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) households, Continuum of Care (CoC) funding, HOME Inv…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing