HR 6644 119th Congress

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

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Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]

Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]

R — AR

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.

Vote Result

Bill Passed (89-10) Senate

Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 10. Record Vote Number: 53.

Actions

2026-03-16T00:00:00

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

2026-03-12T00:00:00

Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 10. Record Vote Number: 53.

2026-03-12T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 10. Record Vote Number: 53.

2026-03-12T00:00:00

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1017, S1021-1024)

2026-03-11T00:00:00

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 11. Record Vote Number: 52. (CR S1005)

2026-03-11T00:00:00

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S969, S1004-1005)

2026-03-10T00:00:00

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.

2026-03-10T00:00:00

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S943)

2026-03-05T00:00:00

Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S877)

2026-03-05T00:00:00

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S855-856)

2026-03-04T00:00:00

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) made in Senate.

2026-03-04T00:00:00

Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S773-777)

2026-03-04T00:00:00

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 8. Record Vote Number: 45. (CR S773)

2026-03-04T00:00:00

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S769)

2026-03-03T00:00:00

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S741)

2026-03-02T00:00:00

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 6. Record Vote Number: 44. (CR S728)

2026-03-02T00:00:00

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S719)

2026-02-26T00:00:00

Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S692)

2026-02-26T00:00:00

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S692)

2026-02-24T00:00:00

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 343.

2026-02-23T00:00:00

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

2026-02-11T00:00:00

Received in the Senate.

2026-02-09T00:00:00

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

2026-02-09T00:00:00

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2026-02-09T00:00:00

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 9 (Roll no. 57). (text: CR H2050-2070)

2026-02-09T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 9 (Roll no. 57). (text: CR H2050-2070)

2026-02-09T00:00:00

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2082)

2026-02-09T00:00:00

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

2026-02-09T00:00:00

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6644.

2026-02-09T00:00:00

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2050-2074)

2026-02-09T00:00:00

Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

2026-01-15T00:00:00

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392.

2026-01-15T00:00:00

Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.

2026-01-15T00:00:00

Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.

2026-01-15T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-457, Part I.

2026-01-15T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-457, Part I.

2025-12-17T00:00:00

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 1.

2025-12-17T00:00:00

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2025-12-16T00:00:00

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2025-12-11T00:00:00

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2025-12-11T00:00:00

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2025-12-11T00:00:00

Introduced in House

2025-12-11T00:00:00

Introduced in House

Policy Areas

Housing and Community Development

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