1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019 . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Affordable housing is a critical part of the national infrastructure of the United States but there is a severe shortage of affordable housing in the United States and the existing stock is badly in need of repair. (2) According to a 2010 study sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, there was a $26 billion backlog of capital needs for public housing