Trump urges House to pass Senate’s housing bill over conservative opposition

President Trump on Monday urged the House to pass a sweeping housing affordability bill that has stalled in the lower chamber amid divisions over certain provisions, including a ban on large institutional investors buying single-family homes.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, aimed at lowering housing costs, overwhelmingly passed the Senate in an 89-10 vote in March but has faced bipartisan opposition in the House.

“Senators Bernie Moreno and Tim Scott have worked to ensure my call becomes a reality, and have a Bill which has passed the Senate with nearly 90 votes,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “I am asking Congress to pass that Bill, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which would ensure that homes are for people, not Corporations.”

If passed, the legislation would approve incentives to build new homes, establish a program to convert abandoned buildings into housing developments and authorize new grants to modernize existing homes, among other provisions.

“By passing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Congress will deliver on your agenda and ensure that 2026 is truly the year of affordability,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) wrote........

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