Senators introduce YIGBY Act to transform underutilized faith-based and higher education land into affordable housing.
Quiver AI Summary
U.S. Senators Mark Warner, Andy Kim, and Lisa Blunt Rochester have introduced the Yes in God’s Back Yard (YIGBY) Act, aimed at enabling faith-based organizations and colleges to utilize underused land for affordable rental housing. The legislation seeks to address rising housing costs by providing resources and incentives for property owners.
The YIGBY Act proposes technical assistance for organizations and local governments, and includes $50 million annually in grants to support communities in eliminating barriers to affordable housing. The bill has garnered support from several organizations and is part of a broader housing affordability initiative led by Senator Warner.
Additionally, Senator Warner is reintroducing the LIFT Homebuyers Act and the Scaling Community Lenders Act, which focus on enhancing mortgage access and increasing lending capacity for community institutions. These efforts are part of a series of bipartisan proposals to boost housing supply and affordability nationwide.
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Mark R. Warner Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Mark R. Warner is worth $198.9M, as of September 8th, 2025. This is the 9th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Warner has approximately $99.4M invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
You can track Mark R. Warner's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Warner.
Mark R. Warner Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Mark R. Warner:
- S.2720: A bill to provide technical assistance and grants for faith-based organizations, institutions of higher education, and local governments to increase the supply of affordable rental housing, and for other purposes.
- S.2719: A bill to establish a program to provide low- and moderate-income first-time, first-generation homebuyers with access to affordable and sustainable wealth-building home loans.
- S.2718: A bill to amend the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to provide for capitalization assistance to enhance liquidity.
- S.2594: IEIS Act
- S.2492: Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act
- S.2304: Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act
You can track bills proposed by Mark R. Warner on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Warner.
Mark R. Warner Fundraising
Mark R. Warner recently disclosed $1.8M of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2025. This was the 16th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 75.3% came from individual donors.
Warner disclosed $848.5K of spending. This was the 35th most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Warner disclosed $10.1M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 12th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.
You can see the disclosure here, or track Mark R. Warner's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.
