July 11, 2026

New Dems Celebrate ROAD to Housing Package Finally Becoming Law

Today, New Democrat Coalition Vice Chair for Policy Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Housing, Infrastructure, & Transportation Working Group Chair Norma Torres (CA-35), and Housing Task Force Chair Emilia Sykes (OH-13) issued a statement after President Trump’s 10-day window to either sign the bill or veto it expired, and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act automatically became law.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a comprehensive plan to address the housing crisis and help families afford to keep a roof over their heads. It delivers on many of the key objectives laid out in the New Democrat Coalition’s Housing Affordability Agenda, such as building more homes and getting them on the market faster, making it easier for families to buy or rent a home, and leveraging better housing data to surge resources where they are needed.

“After countless unnecessary delays, Congress is finally taking a crucial step forward in the fight to lower costs.

“We could not be more proud of the work that so many of our New Dem colleagues have put into this package—which contains provisions from 22 New Dem Member-led bills and two New Dem proposals. They have spent countless hours meeting with housing experts and families from across the country to put forward bold recommendations to drive down housing costs. It is thanks to their hard work that we can finally start to deliver real relief to working Americans.

“By refusing to sign this bill, the President has once-and-for-all proven that he is not willing to lift a finger to address affordability or ensure that all families have a safe, comfortable place to live.”

New Dems has engaged with the House Financial Services Committee, our partners in the Senate, and outside stakeholders to ensure our Members’ priorities are reflected in housing legislation. This bipartisan agreement reflects provisions of numerous New Dem-sponsored or co-led bills, including:

  1. H.R. 5990, Whole-Home Repairs Act, Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-05)

  2. H.R. 6363, Build Now Act, Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04)

  3. H.R. 4810, BUILD Housing Act, Rep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16)

  4. H.R. 4660, Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act, Rep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16)

  5. H.R. 5907, Accelerating Home Building Act, Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05)

  6. H.R. 5591, RESIDE Act, Rep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16)

  7. H.R. 6293, Housing Supply Expansion Act, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50)

  8. H.R. 7792, Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act, Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04)

  9. H.R. 6025, Appraisal Industry Improvement Act, Reps. Brad Sherman (CA-32) and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)

  10. H.R. 1981, Choice in Affordable Housing Act, Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06)

  11. H.R. 965, Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act, Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-32)

  12. H.R. 4989, Streamlining Rural Housing Act, Rep. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07)

  13. H.R. 975, Credit Union Board Modernization Act, Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-52)

  14. H.R. 6327, Rural Housing Regulatory Relief Act, Reps. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) and Eugene Vindman (VA-07)

  15. H.R. 7791, Increasing Housing in Opportunity Zones Act, Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09)

  16. H.R. 6726, Reforms to Housing Counseling and Financial Literacy Program Act, Rep. David Scott (GA-13)

  17. H.R. 2840, Housing Supply Frameworks Act, Rep. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07)

  18. H.R. 2362, VA Home Loan Awareness Act, Rep. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07)

  19. H.R. 7504, Housing for America’s Middle Class Act, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-01)

  20. H.R. 1640, HEIRS Act, Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-05)

  21. H.R. 2031, HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act, Reps. Julia Brownley (CA-26), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Bill Foster (IL-11), Emilia Sykes (OH-13), and Juan Vargas (CA-51)

  22. H.R. 3694, VALID Act of 2025, Rep. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07)

Other provisions added:

  1. Sec. 301(d)(2) (Energy Efficiency Standards) - Page 10 of our 118th Congress Housing Action Plan called for streamlining standard setting on energy efficiency for manufactured homes.

  2. Re-authorizing the PRICE Housing Program, which New Dems called to fund in annual appropriations before authorization lapsed.