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Congressional YIMBY Caucus
Congressional YIMBY Caucus
Founding Co-Chairs	8 Jake Auchincloss ; Lori Chavez-DeRemer ; Juan Ciscomani ; Chuck Edwards ; Robert Garcia ; Marc Molinaro ; Scott Peters ; Brittany Pettersen ;
Founded	November 2024; 48 days ago
Ideology	YIMBY-ism; Deregulation
Seats in House Democratic Caucus	27 / 211
Seats in House Republican Caucus	5 / 219
Seats in the House	32 / 435
	Politics of United States; Political parties; Elections;

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The Congressional Yes In My Back Yard (YIMBY) Caucus is a bipartisan US congressional caucus founded in November 2024. The members of the Congressional YIMBY Caucus support increasing the housing supply through tax incentives and deregulation.^[2]^[3]

Current Members

As of December 17, 2024, the Congressional YIMBY Caucus has 32 members, all in the House. These members are majority Democratic, though the co-chairs split evenly between Democrats and Republicans.

Co-Chairs

Member Name (Party)^[4]	Hometown^[1]	District	Assumed Office
Jake Auchincloss (D)	Newton, MA	MA-4	January 3, 2021
Lori Chavez-DeRemer^[a] (R)	Happy Valley, OR	OR-5	January 3, 2023
Juan Ciscomani (R)	Tucson, AZ	AZ-6	January 3, 2023
Chuck Edwards (R)	Flat Rock, NC	NC-11	January 3, 2023
Robert Garcia (D)	Long Beach, CA	CA-42	January 3, 2023
Marc Molinaro^[a] (R)	Red Hook, NY	NY-19	January 3, 2023
Scott Peters (D)	San Diego, CA	CA-52	January 3, 2013
Brittany Pettersen (D)	Lakewood, CO	CO-7	January 3, 2023

House Members

Member Name (Party)^[4]	Hometown^[1]	District	Assumed Office
Chris Deluzio (D)	Aspinwall, PA	PA-17	January 3, 2023
Debbie Dingell (D)	Ann Arbor, MI	MI-06	January 3, 2015
Brian Fitzpatrick (R)	Levittown, PA	PA-1	January 3, 2017
Maxwell Frost (D)	Orlando, FL	FL-10	January 3, 2023
Josh Harder (D)	Tracy, CA	CA-9	January 3, 2019
Sara Jacobs (D)	San Diego, CA	CA-51	January 3, 2021
Ro Khanna (D)	Fremont, CA	CA-17	January 3, 2017
Derek Kilmer^[a] (D)	Gig Harbor, WA	WA-6	January 3, 2013
Greg Landsman (D)	Cincinnati, OH	OH-1	January 3, 2023
Morgan McGarvey (D)	Louisville, KY	KY-3	January 3, 2023
LaMonica McIver (D)	Newark, NJ	NJ-10	September 23, 2023
Robert Menendez (D)	Jersey City, NJ	NJ-8	September 23, 2023
Joseph Morelle (D)	Irondequoit, NY	NY-25	November 13, 2018
Seth Moulton (D)	Salem, MA	MA-6	January 3, 2015
Kevin Mullin (D)	South San Francisco, CA	CA-15	January 3, 2023
Jerry Nadler (D)	New York, NY	NY-12	November 3, 1992
Wiley Nickel^[a] (D)	Cary, NC	NC-13	January 3, 2023
Chellie Pingree (D)	North Haven, ME	ME-1	January 3, 2009
Andrea Salinas (D)	Tigard, OR	OR-6	January 3, 2023
Hillary Scholten (D)	Grand Rapids, MI	MI-3	January 3, 2023
Greg Stanton (D)	Phoenix, AZ	AZ-4	January 3, 2019
Mark Takano (D)	Riverside, CA	CA-39	January 3, 2013
Shri Thanedar (D)	Detroit, MI	MI-13	January 3, 2023
Gabe Vasquez (D)	Las Cruces, NM	NM-2	January 3, 2023

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Not re-elected to 119th Congress

Legislation

Although the Congressional YIMBY Caucus has yet to introduce or endorse its own legislation, several of its members introduced bills in the 118th Congress to address housing shortages and increase the housing supply.

Proposed (but not enacted)

May 9, 2023: People Over Parking Act (Sponsored by Robert Garcia)^[5], H.R. 3145

May 18, 2023: Yes in My Backyard Act (Sponsored by Derek Kilmer), H.R. 3507

November 23, 2023: Build More Housing Near Transit Act (Sponsored by Scott Peters), H.R. 6199

July 30, 2024: SUPER Demonstration Act (Sponsored by Juan Ciscomani)^[6], H.R. 9195

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Member Profiles". clerk.house.gov.
^ Gardiner, Dustin; Katzenberger, Tyler (November 21, 2024). "Scoop: The YIMBYs are coming — to Congress". www.politico.com.
^ Sheeler, Andrew (November 25, 2024). "As goes California, so goes the nation? House Democrats launch YIMBY Caucus for housing". www.sacbee.com.
^ ^a ^b Garcia, Robert (November 18, 2024). "Congressional YIMBY Caucus". robertgarcia.house.gov.
^ Seymon, Cassie (May 22, 2023). "Garcia bill aims to expand affordable housing by cutting parking minimums". ny1.com.
^ Ciscomani, Juan (September 4, 2023). "Ciscomani: Tackling Arizona's affordable housing crisis". www.tucsonsentinel.com.

[Not_Re-elected-5] Not re-elected to 119th Congress

[House_Member_Info-1] "Member Profiles". clerk.house.gov.

[2] Gardiner, Dustin; Katzenberger, Tyler (November 21, 2024). "Scoop: The YIMBYs are coming — to Congress". www.politico.com.

[3] Sheeler, Andrew (November 25, 2024). "As goes California, so goes the nation? House Democrats launch YIMBY Caucus for housing". www.sacbee.com.

[Garcia_Members_List-4] Garcia, Robert (November 18, 2024). "Congressional YIMBY Caucus". robertgarcia.house.gov.

[6] Seymon, Cassie (May 22, 2023). "Garcia bill aims to expand affordable housing by cutting parking minimums". ny1.com.

[7] Ciscomani, Juan (September 4, 2023). "Ciscomani: Tackling Arizona's affordable housing crisis". www.tucsonsentinel.com.

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