US: The "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" — what's in it for local government

A bipartisan federal housing bill creating tools for localities: Regional Housing Planning Grants, an Innovation Fund rewarding localities that demonstrably improve housing outcomes, grants for pre-approved architectural designs making approvals near-automatic for standard designs, and a Whole-Home Repair programme.

The pre-approved-designs and payment-by-results Innovation Fund are transplantable ideas for UK planning reform — why doesn't England have a library of pre-approved house designs with automatic consent?