Affordable Housing
Beatty on Housing
Owning a home has long been at the cornerstone of the American Dream.
That is why I will continue to support and develop programs that make home ownership more accessible to the average American. This is especially important as Central Ohio remains one of the fastest growing areas of the country. At the same time, we must ensure that renters' rights are protected and expanded to protect against abusive and discriminatory housing practices.
Highlights of Beatty Work on Housing and Affordability
- Author of the Housing Financial Literacy Act to provide first-time homebuyers a discount on their mortgage insurance premium if they complete a financial counseling program.
- Secured $25 million to revitalize Columbus' Near East side.
- Supports funding for housing assistance programs.
- Supports funding for McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance grants.
Read more below, or please contact my office for more information concerning my work and views on Housing.
More on Affordable Housing
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03) and Congressman Mike Carey (R-OH-15) recently reintroduced the Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2025, H.R.6125, legislation aimed at financially educating families purchasing their first home.
Last week, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) joined Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Young Kim (CA-40) in introducing the Community Investment and Prosperity Act, a bipartisan bill to expand banks’ ability to make community investments that promote public welfare and local economic development.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) introduced the bipartisan HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act alongside Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Vice Chair Monica De La Cruz (TX-15). The legislation encourages intergovernmental coordination by requiring the Secretaries of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to collaborate across agencies to maximize their housing programs.
Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03), Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01), Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02), and Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA-03) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help vulnerable students pay for college campus housing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) co-led a House Resolution with Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) calling for urgent, coordinated federal action to address the nation’s worsening housing crisis by preserving and expanding access to affordable housing.
Project Name: Bexley Police Patrol Enhancement
Project Recipient: Bexley Police Department
Project Recipient Address: 559 N. Cassingham Road, Bexley, OH 43209
Amount Requested: $650,000
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and Shontel Brown (OH-11) led Ohio’s Democratic delegation – Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Greg Landsman (OH-01), and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) – in a letter urging U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to reverse the Trump Administration’s disastrous efforts to cut staff and close HUD’s Regional and Field Offices in Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), reintroduced the bicameral HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act to address America’s affordable housing crisis. The legislation would significantly increase the amount of federal funds available for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Companion legislation in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement denouncing President Trump’s latest unlawful executive order, which purports to freeze nearly all approved federal grant dollars and loans promised to states, localities, families, and businesses:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03) joined Congressmen Greg Landsman (D-OH-01), and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and representatives from the National Foster Youth Institute and the National Center forHousing & Child Welfare to announce bipartisan legislation to assist low-income students in paying for campus housing.