House Passes 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act! Following last night’s overwhelming 85-5 vote on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the House passed it tonight by a similarly strong vote of 358-32. Last week, the Senate unveiled a bipartisan, bicameral compromise version of the legislation, which the House […]
Senate Passes Major Housing Legislation!
Senate Passes 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act! On June 22, the Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by an overwhelming vote of 85-5. The bill passed following previous procedural votes last week showing similarly strong bipartisan support: 84-8 on June 18 and 87-8 on June 16. Earlier […]
June 2026 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
Legislative State-of-Play House Overwhelmingly Passes Amended 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act On May 20, the House of Representatives passed an amended version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by an overwhelming bipartisan margin of 396-13. ACTION’s top priority in the bill, increasing the Public Welfare Investment (PWI) […]
House Passes Housing Affordability Legislation During National Affordable Housing Month
May is National Affordable Housing Month, a time to recognize both the importance of affordable housing and the scale of the nation’s housing shortage. Recent estimates vary, but all point to the same conclusion: the United States needs significantly more housing. Some data suggests that America is short 7.2 million […]
May 2026 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
Legislative State-of-Play House Weighs Path Forward on 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act As the House and Senate continue to hash out possible next steps for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644), concerns remain around the institutional investor ban for single-family homes, found in Section 901. The […]
April 2026 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
Legislative State of Play Housing Authorization Package Passes Senate; House Wants Changes On March 12, the Senate passed an amended version of the housing authorization and reform package that combines provisions of the earlier Senate’s ROAD to Housing Act and the House’s Housing for the 21st Century Act. The amended […]
March 2026 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
Legislative State-of-Play Congress Passes FY 2026 HUD Funding Bill On February 3, Congress passed appropriations legislation funding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and most other federal agencies for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26), after a brief shutdown that began January 31. HUD programs largely fared well, with […]
February 2026 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
Legislative State-of-Play Government Partially Shuts Down After Funding Deal Hits Speedbump Due to Democrats’ objections to the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill in light of recent events in Minnesota, the Senate did not pass the full minibus spending package that the House had passed […]
January 2026 Monthly Newsletter and 2025 Year in Review
Legislative Update & Current Advocacy Strategy Congress Returns from Winter Break; Next Big Test: January 30 Funding Deadline The second session of the 119th Congress began this week with a busy agenda for the year ahead. In November, Congress passed a stopgap funding measure that provided long-term funding for a […]
December 2025 Monthly Newsletter: AHCIA Advocacy Strategies & Other Housing Credit News
New Date for January 2026 Monthly Call The ACTION Campaign is moving the monthly call typically held the first Friday of the month from January 2 to Friday, January 9 at 2:00 PM ET. Legislative State-of-Play Government Shutdown Ends On November 12, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended after […]