U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill issued a statement after the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) text was released without the Senate-passed housing provisions, and said the committee will advance housing affordability and access solutions in December 2025 and work with the Senate in 2026 on bicameral legislation for presidential consideration. Hill framed the committee’s approach around reducing regulatory roadblocks to development, increasing housing supply and choice, and strengthening accountability. He also noted that the housing bill introduced in the Senate this year and originally included in the Senate-passed NDAA is not the same as the ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 9990) he sponsored last Congress as a companion to Senator Tim Scott’s bill, and pointed to the committee’s 2025 hearing agenda, including a December 3 full committee hearing that reviewed 41 bipartisan solutions to barriers to affordable housing.
U.S. Financial Services Committee 2025-12-07
U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill signals housing reform push after FY26 NDAA omits Senate housing provisions
U.S. House Financial Services Chairman French Hill plans to advance housing affordability solutions in December 2025, after Senate-passed housing provisions were excluded from the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. Hill emphasized reducing regulatory barriers, increasing housing supply, and enhancing accountability, distinguishing the current Senate bill from the ROAD to Housing Act he previously sponsored.