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The House of Representatives passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Wednesday, with sponsors saying the legislation is poised to meet a national shortage. <\/p>\n

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The bill, meant to help increase affordability for housing, cleared the House by a vote of 396-13.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerica,\u201d said Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., \u201cfaces a housing shortage of well over 4 million homes while only 1\u00bd million housing units are built each year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis bill address that shortfall,\u201d said Meuser, \u201cand as importantly, expands affordability in home ownership.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bill will now go to the Senate where it will need a 60-vote majority to pass. <\/p>\n

Democrats and Republicans alike celebrated the bill as a measure that could increase housing and affordability. <\/p>\n

Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, the Republican co-chair of the bipartisan Build America Caucus, helped to get the bill passed. <\/p>\n

Changes coming to the housing market<\/h3>\n

The bill aims to reduce the cost of housing while also increasing the number of housing units built each year. <\/p>\n

One of the ways it does this is by preventing large corporations from purchasing and owning more than 350 homes. <\/p>\n

These corporations can, however, continue to build new homes to be sold.<\/p>\n

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Chairman @RepFrenchHill on passage of the amended 21st Century Road to Housing Act: pic.twitter.com\/eIREl8zWqb<\/p>\n

\u2014 Financial Services GOP (@FinancialCmte) May 20, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

These new requirement for corporations can help to decrease artificial demand. <\/p>\n

The bill also encourages local governments to ease zoning restrictions and land use policies. Additional funding will now be available for housing production. <\/p>\n

Other regulations that have made it difficult to build homes in recent years will be also be reduced. <\/p>\n

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Utah representative helps bill pass<\/h3>\n

Maloy and the Build America Caucus helped to pass the bill in the House.<\/p>\n

Everywhere I go,\u201d said Maloy, \u201cpeople ask: What are you going to do to make housing more affordable?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe managed to put together a good package in the House,\u201d she continued, \u201cto make sure we can do our part to help local government to make sure housing is affordable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Here with my friend @RepMaloyUtah \u2014 proud to work alongside her to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in the House. \ud83c\udfe1\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n

Cutting regulation. Increasing supply. Protecting the American Dream. \ud83d\udc4f pic.twitter.com\/5VaKq7TBiW<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rep. Mark Alford (@RepMarkAlford) May 20, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., said the bill initially faced criticism as it had the potential to force renters out of entire neighborhoods over the next seven years.<\/p>\n

He also added that the new version of the bill finds a middle ground that protects renters while also preventing corporations from competing with first-time home buyers. <\/p>\n

Obstacles lie ahead before bill is implemented <\/h3>\n

As the bill returns to the Senate, many senators aren\u2019t completely sold on the changes made by the House. <\/p>\n

Before the bill returned to the House, the Senate fought to implement broader language that would put stricter controls on institutional investors. <\/p>\n

The House attempted to strip some of the language, but kept most of the revisions that were made in the Senate. <\/p>\n

Senators on both sides of the aisles, such as Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., have said that the bill still needs some work.<\/p>\n

With 60 votes needed to pass, it remains uncertain if the bill will pass or again return to the Senate. <\/p>\n

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