H.R. 3507 · 118th Congress

Yes In My Backyard Act

Introduced on May 18, 2023 by Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6). 45 cosponsors, 14 of them from another party. Latest action (Aug 30, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 18, 2023
Cosponsors
45
14 from the other party
Policy area
Housing and Community Development
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track discriminatory land use policies, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Building construction
  • Historic sites and heritage areas
  • Housing and community development funding
  • Housing supply and affordability
  • Land use and conservation
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Property tax
  • Public transit
  • Public utilities and utility rates

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Derek KilmerD-WA-6Sponsor

Democrats · 31

Republicans · 14

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 18, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 18, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 18, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  4. May 16, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 16, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
  6. Aug 30, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-645.
  7. Aug 30, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-645.
  8. Aug 30, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (NAHMA)11 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  2. NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  3. The American Institute of Architects10 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  4. Bipartisan Policy Center Action8 reports
  5. NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL7 reports
    $15.3M reported (all issues)
  6. MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION$125K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS5 reports
    $104.5M reported (all issues)
  8. NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY5 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  9. National Taxpayers Union5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  10. Up for Growth Action, Inc.5 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)
  11. AARP4 reports
    $19.9M reported (all issues)
  12. AIRBNB INC.3 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)
  13. HOUSING POLICY COUNCIL3 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  14. Americans for Prosperity2 reports
    $480K reported (all issues)
  15. City of McKinney, Texas1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  16. City of Mesa1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  17. Walker & Dunlop, Inc.1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.