Housing Bill Clears Congress

Congress passed a major housing package aimed at lowering costs and boosting supply.

What to know: Congress passes housing legislative package in overwhelming bipartisan fashion

House approves major housing affordability bill, sending bipartisan measure to Trump

House gives final approval to bipartisan housing bill aimed at lowering costs

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Congress cleared the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with overwhelming bipartisan support, sending the most significant federal housing package in decades to President Donald Trump for his expected signature. The House passed the measure 358-32 on Tuesday after the Senate approved it 85-5 a day earlier, giving lawmakers a rare bipartisan win as housing costs weigh on voters ahead of the midterm elections. The bill seeks to boost housing supply, encourage local and manufactured-home development, streamline construction rules and limit the role of large institutional investors in residential real estate. Supporters cast it as a first major step toward easing the affordability crisis for renters and homebuyers, reflecting a growing cross-party consensus that the United States needs to build more homes.

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Senate Vote Fallout

Before the House’s final vote, the Senate passed the Trump-backed housing bill 85-5, positioning it for swift approval in the lower chamber. The only senators voting no were Republicans Ron Johnson, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Rick Scott and Tommy Tuberville, underscoring both the bill’s broad bipartisan appeal and the limited conservative resistance to it.