The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs published a minority press release compiling endorsements from mayors and a broad set of housing, consumer, advocacy, and industry organisations ahead of the committee’s markup of the bipartisan Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025 (ROAD to Housing Act). Supporters presented the package as a wide-ranging effort to expand housing supply and improve affordability, combining regulatory streamlining with programmatic reforms and preservation tools. Cited elements included the Whole-Home Repairs Act, permanent authorisation of the Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program, reauthorisation and improvements to the HOME Investment Partnerships program, rural housing and multifamily preservation measures, streamlining certain environmental requirements where properties receive both Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Agriculture funding, and authorisation for the PRICE program for manufactured housing community infrastructure. Bill text and a section-by-section analysis were posted ahead of the markup, with endorsing groups urging the committee to advance the legislation and move it to consideration by the full Senate.
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs 2025-07-29
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs spotlights cross-industry backing for the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act ahead of markup
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs released a minority press release endorsing the bipartisan Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025 (ROAD to Housing Act). The act aims to expand housing supply and improve affordability through regulatory streamlining and programmatic reforms, including the Whole-Home Repairs Act and enhancements to the HOME Investment Partnerships program. Endorsing groups urge the committee to advance the legislation to the full Senate.