Introduce and lead efforts to convert vacant and underused buildings into affordable homes.

Johnny Olszewski, Jr. · Maryland · Democratic

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Occurrences

He’s also leading efforts to convert vacant and underused buildings into affordable homes...

A commitment to repurpose buildings for affordable housing.

Johnny O – Democrat for Congress | Johnny’s Priorities
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the New Democrat Coalition’s Housing Affordability Agenda, such as building more homes and getting them on the market faster, making it easier for families to buy or rent a home, and increasing transparency with housing data so resources can be placed where they are needed

The source restates a commitment to expand housing supply, improve affordability, and increase housing-data transparency.

New Dem Leadership Applauds House Passage of Vital Housing Act | New Democrat Coalition
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supporting legislation to help build more homes and lower costs

The coalition endorses legislation aimed at accelerating housing production and lowering housing costs, which aligns with the existing housing-supply commitment.

New Democrat Coalition Endorses 21st Century ROAD to Housing Bill | New Democrat Coalition
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Evidence

The New Democrat Coalition said the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act incorporates provisions from 19 New Dem member-led bills, including H.R. 5591, the RESIDE Act, which would help convert vacant buildings into housing.

Recent official House caucus statement shows the RESIDE Act is being folded into a broader housing package, which is a concrete sign of partial legislative progress but not final enactment.

partial later_term A for effort

New Democrat Coalition Endorses 21st Century ROAD to Housing Bill | New Democrat Coalition
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New Democrat Coalition leadership said House passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act advances the coalition's housing agenda and again lists H.R. 5591, the RESIDE Act, among the member-led bills reflected in the package.

This is another official sign that the policy idea behind the RESIDE Act remains active and was absorbed into a larger housing bill that cleared the House, but the specific promise is still not fully delivered because RESIDE itself is not shown here as enacted law.

partial later_term

New Dem Leadership Applauds House Passage of Vital Housing Act | New Democrat Coalition
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The House Financial Services Committee hearing materials list H.R. 5591, the RESIDE Act, among the legislation considered in the hearing.

This shows the bill remained under active congressional discussion in the current Congress, but it does not show enactment or passage of the specific vacancy-to-housing proposal.

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Hearing Entitled: Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
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Congress.gov lists H.R.5591 as a 119th Congress bill to establish a pilot program to convert blighted buildings into housing. It was introduced on 2025-09-26, referred to House Financial Services, and its status is Introduced, not law.

Official bill status confirms a concrete vacancy-to-housing bill exists, but it had only been introduced and referred, so it does not show full delivery.

partial later_term A for effort

Congress.gov - H.R.5591, To establish a pilot program to convert blighted buildings into housing
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The House Financial Services Committee hearing page for 2026-01-21 lists H.R. 5591, the RESIDE Act, among the legislation connected with the hearing.

The RESIDE Act was included in official committee hearing materials, showing legislative consideration beyond mere public messaging, but not enactment.

partial later_term A for effort

The bill text includes Sec. 210, Revitalizing Empty Structures Into Desirable Environments (RESIDE) Act, and states the program would award grants to eligible entities to convert vacant and abandoned buildings into attainable housing.

Official House bill text shows the RESIDE policy was incorporated into the broader 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act package, directly matching the promise’s building-conversion substance.

partial later_term A for effort

H. Res. providing for House concurrence in Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment | docs.house.gov
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The New Democrat Coalition said the updated housing agreement reflected provisions of New Dem-sponsored or co-led bills, including H.R. 5591, RESIDE Act, listed with Rep. Sam Liccardo and Johnny Olszewski.

This official caucus statement identifies Olszewski as a co-lead on the RESIDE Act and says its provisions were reflected in the broader housing package.

partial later_term A for effort

Housing, Infrastructure, and Transportation Working Group Chair Norma Torres on Updated Housing for the 21st Century Act | New Democrat Coalition
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The New Democrat Coalition endorsed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and listed H.R. 5591, the RESIDE Act, as a New Dem-sponsored or co-led bill associated with Rep. Sam Liccardo and Rep. Johnny Olszewski.

This supports Olszewski effort credit because an official House caucus tied his co-led RESIDE bill to the endorsed housing package.

partial later_term A for effort

New Democrat Coalition Endorses 21st Century ROAD to Housing Bill | New Democrat Coalition
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The committee statement says the House passed H. Res. 1299, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, 396-13, and identifies Section 210 as the RESIDE Act, creating a pilot grant program to help local governments convert vacant commercial or industrial buildings into affordable housing.

Official committee evidence shows the conversion policy passed the House as part of the ROAD package, a major legislative advance but not final implementation.

partial later_term A for effort

Ranking Member Maxine Waters, Chairman French Hill, Representatives Cleaver and Flood, Lead the Overwhelmingly Bipartisan House Passage of H. Res. 1299, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Democrats
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The Clerk recorded Roll Call 57 on H.R. 6644, Housing for the 21st Century Act, as Passed by 390 yeas to 9 nays. Rep. Olszewski of Maryland is listed as voting Yea.

The official roll call shows Olszewski voted for the broader housing bill in an earlier House passage stage, supporting effort but not proving enactment of the RESIDE provision by itself.

partial later_term A for effort

Roll Call 57 | Bill Number: H.R. 6644 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The committee statement says the House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by 358-32 and that the bill then headed to the President to be signed into law.

The broader package containing the RESIDE provision cleared Congress, which is strong partial delivery, but this source still places the bill before presidential action rather than showing enacted law.

partial later_term A for effort

Ranking Member Maxine Waters and Chairman French Hill Celebrate Final Passage of Historic Bipartisan, Bicameral Housing Package | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Democrats
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The statement says President Trump announced he would not sign the bipartisan, bicameral housing legislation aimed at lowering housing costs, expanding affordable housing, increasing housing supply, and addressing homelessness.

As of this official statement, final enactment was blocked or delayed despite congressional passage, so the promise is not fully delivered through implemented law.

partial later_term A for effort

Ranking Member Maxine Waters, Jeffries, Aguilar, Clark and Cleaver, Statements on President Trump Abandoning Landmark Bipartisan Housing Legislation | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Democrats
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Assessments

delivered same_term A for effort

The promise was framed as introducing and leading efforts, not necessarily securing final enactment or completed housing conversions. Official evidence shows Olszewski was tied as a co-lead to H.R. 5591, the RESIDE Act, a bill directly aimed at converting vacant or blighted buildings into attainable or affordable housing. Its provisions were incorporated into the broader 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and advanced through major House and congressional passage stages, though presidential approval was reportedly blocked. Because the core promised action was to introduce and lead the effort and he materially advanced the policy during his current federal House term, this counts as delivered on the process promise, with substantial legislative effort credit.

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partial later_term A for effort

Olszewski appears to have materially advanced the promised policy through H.R. 5591, the RESIDE Act, a member-led bill aimed at helping convert vacant buildings into housing, and that proposal was later reflected in the broader 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that passed the House. However, the evidence does not show the RESIDE Act or equivalent vacancy-to-affordable-housing conversion policy was enacted into law or implemented, so the promised outcome is not fully delivered. Candidate credit is appropriate for introduction and legislative advancement, but final delivery remains incomplete.

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