Preserve and revitalize manufactured homes and communities by upgrading community infrastructure, such as improved roads, storm drainage, and electrical systems.
Preserve and revitalize manufactured homes and communities by upgrading community infrastructure, such as improved roads, storm drainage, and electrical systems.
Occurrences
- PRICE Act: Helps preserve, protect and stabilize manufactured housing communities by permanently reauthorizing HUD’s Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement program.
This investment will help preserve affordable housing, strengthen infrastructure, and support a variety of communities in Minnesota and across the Upper Midwest. ... The D.R.E.A.M Initiative will fund critical infrastructure improvements, support community ownership transitions, and rehabilitate existing homes to ensure safe, affordable, and sustainable housing options. Targeted investments include: Infrastructure Improvements: Funding to repair and replace essential infrastructure like roads and utilities in existing Resident-Owned Communities.
TITLE III—MANUFACTURED HOUSING FOR AMERICA Sec. 5302. Modular Housing Production Act. Sec. 5303. Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act.
Evidence
U.S. Senator Tina Smith announced that her bipartisan Rural Housing Service Reform Act was included in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which passed the Senate in an 89-10 vote. This act aims to preserve up to 400,000 affordable homes in rural communities by updating USDA's Rural Housing Service programs.
Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar announced over $20 million in federal funding for the Minnesota Housing Partnership to preserve affordable housing in manufactured housing communities and support Tribal communities across the Upper Midwest. The funding will support infrastructure improvements and community redevelopment.
Senator Tina Smith's Rural Housing Service Reform Act advanced to the Senate floor as part of the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025. This legislation aims to preserve affordable homes in rural communities by updating the Rural Housing Service and its programs.
Senator Smith has introduced legislation to improve fire safety in homes, support homebuyers in Native communities, and address housing discrimination. Her bipartisan Rural Housing Service Reform Act aims to update USDA's housing programs and protect properties in rural communities from losing affordability.
The Manufactured Home Community Redevelopment Program was created in 2020 with a $2 million state appropriation to address the needs of aging manufactured home communities. The legislature has funded the program with $3.75 million in subsequent years.
Senator Tina Smith said her bipartisan Rural Housing Service Reform Act was included in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which passed the Senate in an 89-10 vote. The release says the measure would preserve up to 400,000 affordable homes in small towns and rural communities by updating USDA Rural Housing Service programs.
Congress.gov shows S.1260, the Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025, was introduced by Sen. Smith on April 2, 2025 and remained at the committee stage after being read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Assessments
Smith materially advanced related federal housing legislation, including introducing the Rural Housing Service Reform Act and getting its language included in a Senate-passed housing package, but the record does not show final enactment of that legislation. The strongest implemented evidence is announced federal funding for manufactured housing preservation and infrastructure improvements, but the evidence does not establish that Smith alone created or delivered the broader promised revitalization outcome. This supports partial credit with a clear effort badge rather than full delivery.
Multiple pieces of evidence demonstrate that Tina Smith worked actively to preserve and revitalize manufactured homes and communities by sponsoring relevant legislation, securing federal funding, and supporting state-level programs. Her bipartisan Rural Housing Service Reform Act was integrated into major federal housing bills, some of which advanced or passed in the Senate, and federal funds were delivered for infrastructure in manufactured housing communities. However, the scope and scale appear fragmented, limited in funding, and largely focused on specific projects or incremental reforms rather than a comprehensive, sweeping national overhaul. Thus, the promise is meaningfully advanced but not fully delivered in its entirety.