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Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions

The Housing and Urban Development Department published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on April 28, 2026. Comments closed on June 29, 2026.

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What the agency says

This proposed rule would harmonize HUD's existing Equal Access regulations with the directions of the Executive Order titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." The rule would remove references to "gender" and "gender identity" from HUD regulations, or remove and replace it with "sex," as defined by the Executive Order. Through these revisions, the rule would ensure equal access to qualifying facilities would be provided in accordance with the sex of an individual based on his or her immutable biological classification as either male or female rather than the ever-shifting concept of self- assessed gender identity. It would also provide grant recipients, subrecipients, owners, operators, managers, and providers under HUD programs that permit single-sex or sex-specific facilities (such as temporary, emergency shelters or other facilities with physical limitations or configurations that require and are permitted to have shared sleeping quarters or bathrooms) the ability to require reasonable assurances and evidence to confirm the sex of an individual seeking service in order to protect the safety of other individuals in the facility.

Key facts

Document number: 2026-08244
Type: Proposed rule
Action: Proposed rule
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Department
Published: April 28, 2026
Comments due: June 29, 2026
Dates: Comments must be received by June 29, 2026.
Docket: Docket No. FR-6518-P-01
Regulation ID (RIN): 2501-AE12
Code of Federal Regulations: 24 CFR 5; 24 CFR 60; 24 CFR 92; 24 CFR 93; 24 CFR 200; 24 CFR 202; 24 CFR 203; 24 CFR 206; 24 CFR 221; 24 CFR 236; 24 CFR 266; 24 CFR 291; 24 CFR 570; 24 CFR 574; 24 CFR 578; 24 CFR 582; 24 CFR 583; 24 CFR 700; 24 CFR 850; 24 CFR 880; 24 CFR 882; 24 CFR 884; 24 CFR 886; 24 CFR 891; 24 CFR 960; 24 CFR 970; 24 CFR 982; 24 CFR 984; 24 CFR 1005; 24 CFR 1006
Topics: Accounting; Administrative practice and procedure; Aged; American Samoa; Civil rights; Claims; Community development; Community development block grants; Community facilities; Condominiums; Employment; Equal employment opportunity; Fair housing; Government contracts; Grant programs-Indians; Grant programs-education; Grant programs-housing and community development; Grant programs-social programs; Guam; HIV/AIDS; Hawaiian Natives; Home improvement; Homeless; Housing; Housing standards; Human research subjects; Indians; Indians-lands; Individuals with disabilities; Intergovernmental relations; Lead poisoning; Loan programs-Indians; Loan programs-housing and community development; Low and moderate income housing; Manufactured homes; Mental health programs; Mortgage insurance; Mortgages; Nonprofit organizations; Northern Mariana Islands; Organization and functions (Government agencies); Pacific Islands Trust Territory; Penalties; Pets; Public assistance programs; Public housing; Puerto Rico; Rent subsidies; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Research; Rural areas; Social security; Solar energy; Student aid; Surplus Government property; Technical assistance; Unemployment compensation; Utilities; Virgin Islands; Wages
Significant: Yes, under Executive Order 12866
Pages: 9

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