Expand affordable housing by helping communities redevelop vacant and underutilized federal properties into housing and community uses.

introduced the Vacancy to Value Act of 2026, legislation aimed at helping communities redevelop vacant and underutilized federal properties into affordable housing, economic development projects, and vital community facilities

Bell introduced legislation to convert vacant federal properties into affordable housing and other community assets.

Bell Introduces Legislation to Expand Affordable Housing and Revitalize Communities
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Gateway Partnership Act of 2025

The bill proposes redeveloping vacant and underutilized federal properties into housing and community uses.

H.R.5254 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Gateway Partnership Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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H.R. 9011, Vacancy to Value Act of 2026; sponsor: Wesley Bell; introduced May 22, 2026.

Bell sponsored and introduced the Vacancy to Value Act of 2026, a legislative commitment to turn vacant or underutilized federal properties into affordable housing and community uses.

H.R.9011 - Vacancy to Value Act of 2026
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Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) introduced the Vacancy to Value Act of 2026, legislation aimed at helping communities redevelop vacant and underutilized federal properties into affordable housing, economic development projects, and vital community facilities.

Bell introduced legislation intended to turn vacant and underused federal properties into affordable housing, economic development projects, and community facilities.

Representative Wesley Bell |
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introduced the Vacancy to Value Act of 2026, legislation aimed at helping communities redevelop vacant and underutilized federal properties into affordable housing, economic development projects, and vital community facilities.

Bell introduced legislation to create a pilot program and grant program for redeveloping underused federal properties into affordable housing and community facilities.

Bell Introduces Legislation to Expand Affordable Housing and Revitalize Communities | Representative Wesley Bell
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Congressman Bell Introduces Legislation to Expand Affordable Housing and Revitalize Communities ... introduced the Vacancy to Value Act of 2026, legislation aimed at helping communities redevelop vacant and underutilized federal properties into affordable housing, economic development projects, and vital community facilities.

Bell introduced legislation to help communities convert vacant federal properties into affordable housing and other community uses.

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
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Rep. Bell announced the Vacancy to Value Act of 2026, aimed at helping communities redevelop vacant and underutilized federal properties into affordable housing, economic development projects, and community facilities. The release says the bill would create a GSA pilot program and HUD redevelopment grants, with priority for projects that create or preserve permanent affordable housing.

Concrete same-term effort in the lookback window: Bell introduced legislation directly matching the commitment. This is a serious step, but the release describes proposed legislation, not enacted authority or completed redevelopment.

partial same_term A for effort

Bell Introduces Legislation to Expand Affordable Housing and Revitalize Communities | Representative Wesley Bell
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The tracker lists H.R. 9011 as sponsored by Wesley Bell, introduced in the House on May 22, 2026, and referred that day to Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services committees.

The bill’s recorded status remains introduction/referral, so the commitment has not been fully delivered through enactment as of this refresh, though Bell has taken concrete legislative action.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9011: Vacancy to Value Act of 2026 Bill Summary
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HUD announced a joint HUD-DOI task force to identify underutilized federal lands suitable for residential development, streamline land transfer processes, and promote policies increasing affordable housing availability.

This same-term federal executive action partially advances the policy concept of using underutilized federal land for affordable housing, but it is not Bell-specific and does not prove completed redevelopment of vacant federal properties into housing or community uses.

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HUD Secretary Scott Turner and DOI Secretary Doug Burgum Announce Joint Task Force To Use Federal Lands for Affordable Housing
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HUD said the secretaries joined Nevada stakeholders, toured BLM-managed lands slated for conveyance for housing, and described the visit as progress under the March 2025 HUD-DOI MOU on using federal lands to address housing affordability.

Shows implementation activity under the federal land-for-housing initiative, but still short of proof that communities have redeveloped vacant or underutilized federal properties into affordable housing and community uses under Bell’s proposal.

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Secretary Turner, Secretary Burgum Visit Underutilized Federal Land for Affordable Housing Development in Southern Nevada
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Bell's official press-release index lists "Bell Introduces Legislation to Expand Affordable Housing and Revitalize Communities" dated May 22, 2026. The entry says Representative Wesley Bell introduced the Vacancy to Value Act of 2026, legislation aimed at helping communities redevelop vacant and underutilized federal properties into affordable housing, economic development projects, and vital community facilities.

Official House evidence shows Bell took concrete same-term legislative action directly matching the promise, but the evidence describes introduction of a bill rather than enactment or completed redevelopment.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
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HUD announced a HUD-DOI Joint Task Force on Federal Land for Housing to identify underutilized federal lands suitable for residential development, streamline land transfer processes, and promote policies increasing affordable housing availability. The release says the agencies can inventory underused federal properties and transfer or lease them to states or localities to address housing needs.

This official executive-branch action advances the same policy concept during Bell's House term, but it is not shown to be driven by Bell and does not prove his specific proposal became law or that redevelopment was completed.

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HUD Secretary Scott Turner and DOI Secretary Doug Burgum Announce Joint Task Force To Use Federal Lands for Affordable Housing
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The HUD-DOI MOU says it establishes a formal partnership to explore and implement strategies for utilizing federal land to address the housing affordability crisis. It says the agencies will identify underutilized federal lands suitable for residential development, streamline land transfer processes, and promote policies increasing affordable housing availability.

The MOU is official proof of a federal land-for-housing initiative, supporting partial progress toward the substance of the promise, but not Bell-specific delivery or enacted Bell legislation.

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Memorandum of Understanding Between U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of the Interior
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HUD said the secretaries visited Southern Nevada to discuss increasing affordable housing opportunities through development of underutilized federal land, joined stakeholders for a roundtable, and toured BLM-managed lands slated for conveyance for housing.

This shows implementation activity under the HUD-DOI initiative, including site visits and land slated for conveyance, but still falls short of proving communities redeveloped vacant or underutilized federal properties into affordable housing and community uses under Bell's plan.

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Secretary Turner, Secretary Burgum Visit Underutilized Federal Land for Affordable Housing Development in Southern Nevada
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