House Approves Major Housing Affordability Bill, Sending Bipartisan Measure to Trump
Updated on: June 23, 2026 / 7:45 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- The House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with a 358-32 vote.
- The bill aims to increase housing supply and lower prices by limiting corporate investors and streamlining construction.
- It is the product of months of bipartisan negotiations led by Sens. Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren, and Reps. French Hill and Maxine Waters.
- The White House supports the bill, calling it 'the most comprehensive and consequential housing legislation in the history of our country.'
- Some experts express skepticism about the bill's impact on affordability, noting that institutional investors represent a small portion of the single-family rental market.