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U.S. bishops support affordable-housing bill

08/14/2024 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — Legislation under consideration in Congress would help faith-based organizations respond to a shortage in affordable housing by easing restrictions on the use of their land to develop affordable housing, supporters say. The Yes in God’s Backyard Act, introduced in March by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the […]

Filed Under: OSV News Tagged With: affordable housing, Sen. Sherrod Brown, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Yes in God's Backyard Act

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