The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs unanimously voted to advance the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, described as the first housing bill to move through the committee in more than a decade. The package is positioned as taking steps to increase housing supply and affordability, reduce homelessness, expand access to homeownership, and increase oversight and efficiency of federal regulators and housing programs. The legislation incorporates a range of proposals from members across the committee, including Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren’s Build Now Act (with Senator Kennedy), Modular Housing Building Act (with Senator Banks), and Innovation Fund Act. Measures cited in the package include provisions to support communities in building more housing including modular and manufactured housing, reduce regulatory “red tape” affecting new construction, address homelessness and improve the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s disaster recovery efforts, strengthen home valuation reliability and respond to appraiser workforce shortages, reauthorize HUD’s HOME program, and authorize the PRICE program aimed at preserving long-term affordability in manufactured housing communities. Warren urged the House and Senate to move quickly to pass the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025.
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs 2025-07-29
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs unanimously advances the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs unanimously advanced the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, the first housing bill to progress through the committee in over a decade. The legislation aims to increase housing supply and affordability, reduce homelessness, and enhance oversight of federal housing programs. Key measures include supporting modular housing, reducing regulatory barriers, and improving HUD's disaster recovery efforts.