Bill > S2651

This bill is a comprehensive housing legislation aimed at increasing the supply of affordable housing in America, with numerous provisions addressing various aspects of housing policy. The bill, titled the "Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025" (or ROAD to Housing Act of 2025), includes key provisions spanning several major areas: improving financial literacy, building more housing, supporting manufactured housing, accessing homeownership, program reforms, veterans' housing, oversight, and coordination between federal agencies. Some notable highlights include establishing a pilot program for whole-home repairs to help eligible homeowners and landlords make housing improvements, creating an Innovation Fund to grant money to local entities that increase housing supply, streamlining environmental review processes for housing-related activities, expanding rental assistance demonstration programs, providing more flexibility for public housing agencies through a new Moving to Work demonstration cohort, improving appraisal practices to address potential discrimination, and enhancing coordination between federal housing agencies like HUD, USDA, and the VA. The bill also includes provisions to help first-time homebuyers, support veterans' housing needs, reduce homelessness, modernize rural housing programs, and increase transparency and accountability in housing programs. It aims to address housing supply challenges by removing regulatory barriers, providing financial incentives, and supporting innovative local approaches to increasing affordable housing availability across urban, suburban, and rural areas.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2651/all-info