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Designs and best practices must be made publicly available

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 209, Sec. 209. Written by .

Designs and best practices must be made publicly available

The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 209 in the PDF
What the document says

“collect, identify, and disseminate best practices regarding such designs and make such information publicly available on the website of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 209

The section requires the Secretary, so far as possible, to encourage localities to post information on the selected designs and the benefits of using them, and to collect, identify, and spread best practices about those designs, putting the information on the Department of Housing and Urban Development website.

What the document actually says

“collect, identify, and disseminate best practices regarding such designs and make such information publicly available on the website of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 209
That sentence, in plain words

The housing agency must gather what works well with these plans. It must share what it learns. The information goes on its website.

What this is about

One town's plan can help another town. Sharing saves the second town the work. The agency is also told to urge towns to post their own.

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  1. The document itself

    Increase the supply of housing in America, Public Law 119-101, sec. 209, 140 Stat. 878 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ101/html/PLAW-119publ101.htm

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    “Designs and best practices must be made publicly available,” Increase the supply of housing in America, section 209, Sec. 209. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-101/proposal/sec209-information/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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