Govoptes

HR 6644 · 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

Introduced
Dec 11, 2025
Latest action
Jun 2, 2026
Sponsor
Rep. J. French Hill [R-AR-2]
Policy area
Housing and Community Development
Cosponsors
31

Summary

Housing for the 21st Century Act This bill revises federal housing programs, including by expanding available financing for affordable housing and providing grants for planning and community development activities. For example, the bill increases the statutory maximum loan limits for mortgage insurance programs administered by the Federal Housing Administration for multifamily homes and requires the use of a more specific inflation index for such loans. The bill also increases the maximum eligible income for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (grants to states and localities to support housing for low-income households) and establishes a grant program to assist regional, state, and local entities with strategies to support affordable housing. In addition, the bill exempts certain housing-related activities from the environmental review process, including certain construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of residential buildings; excludes veterans' disability benefits from being considered as income for purposes of determining eligibility for the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program; establishes a pilot program to provide grants to public housing agencies (PHAs) and other owners of federally assisted housing to test the efficacy of temperature sensors to support compliance with temperature requirements; eliminates the requirement that manufactured homes must be constructed with a permanent chassis; and authorizes HUD to conduct performance reviews of organizations that provide housing counseling services. The bill also expands oversight of HUD and PHAs, such as by requiring PHAs to post information about contracts on their websites. For more information about this bill, see CRS Report R48849 .

Recent actions

  1. Mar 16, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  2. Mar 12, 2026 Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 10. Record Vote Number: 53.
  3. Mar 12, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 10. Record Vote Number: 53.
  4. Mar 12, 2026 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1017, S1021-1024)
  5. Mar 11, 2026 Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 11. Record Vote Number: 52. (CR S1005)
  6. Mar 11, 2026 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S969, S1004-1005)
  7. Mar 10, 2026 Motion by Senator Thune to commit to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4313) fell when cloture was invoked on amendment SA 4308 in Senate.
  8. Mar 10, 2026 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S943)

Votes

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