The Make Housing Affordable and Defend Democracy Act, legislation to reinvest the $175 billion ICE and CBP slush fund congressional Republicans and Donald Trump created in their Big, Ugly Budget into proven solutions to tackle skyrocketing housing costs and the deepening affordability crisis.
I will co-sponsor legislation to reinvest the $175 billion ICE and CBP slush fund into housing affordability solutions.
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“The Make Housing Affordable and Defend Democracy Act, legislation to reinvest the $175 billion ICE and CBP slush fund congressional Republicans and Donald Trump created in their Big, Ugly Budget into proven solutions to tackle skyrocketing housing costs and the deepening affordability crisis.”
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Cosponsor | Date Cosponsored ... Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]* | 12/03/2025
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Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 539: Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Carter of Georgia, and Ms. Schakowsky.
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H.R.6852 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) ... Sponsor: Evans, Gabe [Rep.-R-CO-8] ... H.R.6259 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) ... Sponsor: Evans, Gabe [Rep.-R-CO-8]
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H.R. 6390 ... EVANS of Colorado: ... 6390. ... 6391.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.6390 as sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Gomez, latest action 12/03/2025 referral, and Cosponsors (76). The cosponsor list includes Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA-3], not Gabe Evans [R-CO-8].
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The H.R.6390 text rescinds immigration-enforcement funding streams and creates housing-related credits, including first-time homebuyer, affordable housing conversion, LIHTC boost, and renter tax credit provisions.
Assessments
The promised action was specifically to co-sponsor legislation redirecting the $175 billion ICE/CBP funding into housing affordability. The relevant bill, H.R.6390 in the 119th Congress, appears to match the policy substance, but official bill information identifies Rep. Jimmy Gomez as sponsor and lists Rep. Dwight Evans, not Rep. Gabe Evans of Colorado, among cosponsors. The cited office page is for Dwight Evans and appears to reflect a name-confusion issue rather than evidence of Gabe Evans delivering the pledge. There is no verified evidence that Gabe Evans co-sponsored or materially advanced the bill, so the promise is not fulfilled and no effort credit is warranted.
Available evidence shows a public commitment to co-sponsor the housing-reinvestment bill and confirms the bill has other cosponsors, but it does not verify that Gabe Evans himself actually became a cosponsor. That makes the promise unproven rather than delivered or clearly failed.
The promise is specifically to co-sponsor legislation reinvesting the claimed ICE/CBP funds into housing affordability. The evidence shows the target bill exists and that another member, Dwight Evans, cosponsored it, but it does not clearly verify that Gabe Evans himself was added as a cosponsor. One office-page statement appears to describe co-sponsoring or intending to co-sponsor the bill, but the summary itself notes this is a commitment statement rather than proof of filed House cosponsorship. Other records only show that Gabe Evans was active on unrelated bills. Because the available evidence does not confirm the promised action was actually completed, but also suggests possible intent or involvement, the best judgment is unresolved rather than delivered or never.