
Sponsored by J. French Hill (R)
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
Expands federal housing programs, increases mortgage limits, and streamlines environmental reviews for residential construction.
Tradeoff
Funds new affordable housing grants and programs through federal and program changes. Removes some environmental review requirements for certain housing projects on previously developed land.
What's in it
The House passed this 390-9 on February 9, 2026. The Senate then spent months debating amendments. votes succeeded on March 11 and June 18, 2026. The Senate passed its version 89-10 on March 12, 2026. After working through House and Senate amendments, the Senate agreed 85-5 on June 22, 2026 to the final compromise. The House passed the final version 358-32 on June 23, 2026 and sent it to the President.
House
Introduced
(Dec 11, 2025)
House
Committee on Financial Services(Dec 11, 2025)
The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.
House
The Committee on Financial Services voted to send it to the floor
Reported 50 - 1(Dec 17, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-457, Part I.
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Passed(Roll #57 · Feb 9, 2026)
390 yeanay 9Senate
Received from the House
Received(Feb 11, 2026)
Senate
On on the
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6644
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #44 · Mar 2, 2026)
84 yeanay 6Senate
On the
Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6644
Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #45 · Mar 4, 2026)
90 yeanay 8Senate · Amended
Senator Scott's
Agreed to(S.Amdt. 4308 · Mar 11, 2026 · 84-10)
Senate
On the Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6644 as amended
Cloture Motion Agreed to(Roll #52 · Mar 11, 2026)
82 yeanay 11Senate
Passage of the bill
H.R. 6644, as amended
Bill Passed(Roll #53 · Mar 12, 2026)
89 yeanay 10House
House sent back its own changes
Agreed to(May 20, 2026)
Counted as agreed to under the rule the House adopted for this debate (H. Res. 1299), with no separate vote on it.
Senate
On the
Motion to Proceed to House Message to Accompany H.R. 6644
Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #175 · Jun 16, 2026)
87 yeanay 8Senate
On the Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823)
Cloture Motion Agreed to(Roll #180 · Jun 18, 2026)
84 yeanay 8Senate
On the Motion
Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823)
Motion Agreed to(Roll #182 · Jun 22, 2026)
85 yeanay 5House
On Motion to and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt
Passed(Roll #224 · Jun 23, 2026)
358 yeanay 32House
Sent to the President
(Jun 29, 2026)

White House
Did not sign
Donald Trump (R)

Enacted
Became law(Jul 11, 2026)
Neither signed nor vetoed within the 10-day window, so it became law on its own.
- Maxine Waters (D-CA)
- Mike Flood (R-NE)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)
- John W. Rose (R-TN)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- David Scott (D-GA)
- Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
- Cleo Fields (D-LA)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
- Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR)
- Troy Downing (R-MT)
- Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
Final passage· 119th Congress · 2025–2027