{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/youngs-housing-bill-makes-taxpayer-advocacy-groups-no-brainers-list/", "Young\u2019s Housing Bill Makes Taxpayer Advocacy Group\u2019s \u201cNo Brainers\u201d List", "2023-12-04", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young\u2019s (R-Ind) Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act was selected by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) for its 13th annual \u201cNo Brainers\u201d list.\n\nNTU is an organization that advocates for responsible tax policy and spending reductions throughout the federal government. Each year, NTU selects ten \u201cno brainer\u201d bills that can bridge the partisan divide.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud that my Yes In My Backyard Act made NTU\u2019s annual \u2018No Brainers\u2019 list for Congress to pass. This bill is a common-sense, bipartisan solution that would eliminate barriers to much-needed housing by requiring transparency in local land use, zoning, and housing decisions,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nSenator Young reintroduced the bipartisan YIMBY Act in May to shed light on discriminatory land zoning policies, encourage localities to cut burdensome regulations, and bring a new level of transparency to the community development process. Instead of adopting inclusive land use policies that allow citizens of all income levels, backgrounds, and identities to live, work, and flourish in their city or town, some communities are building paper walls of regulations that negatively affect and sometimes discriminate against low- and middle-income Americans. In the midst of a nationwide housing affordability crisis, this legislation would ensure localities do their part to make housing more affordable for everyone.\n\nSenator Young first introduced the YIMBY Act in 2019. Young reintroduced the legislation with Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in 2021 and 2023.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:56:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/youngs-housing-bill-makes-taxpayer-advocacy-groups-no-brainers-list/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5315290074795485, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}