Duckworth Votes to Pass Landmark Housing Bill to Being Housing Costs Down and Expand Affordable Housing Across the Nation

Duckworth Votes to Pass Landmark Housing Bill to Being Housing Costs Down and Expand Affordable Housing Across the Nation

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after voting for the bipartisan 21st Century Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act, which passed the Senate by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 89-10. The Senate-passed legislation would tackle our nation's housing crisis by lowering costs for middle-class families, incentivizing municipalities to create more affordable housing, preventing private equity from buying up single-family homes and expanding access to loans for modular home construction.

"The cost of rent and mortgages has been growing further and further out of reach for middle-class Americans for far too long," said Duckworth. "As costs continue to rise with little relief in sight-and with Donald Trump telling Americans he wants housing prices to skyrocket even more-I'm proud to help pass the Senate's most impactful housing bill in 30 years. While there is still much more to do to tackle the housing crisis in America, this legislation will build more housing, bring down costs and stop private equity from buying up single-family homes so we can deliver relief to families across the country."

Duckworth has been a strong advocate for expanding affordable housing opportunities. Last month, Duckworth along with U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-IL-11) introduced the Advancing Better Options for Dwellings Everywhere (ABODE) Act, which would mitigate barriers to home ownership and incentivize builders to construct resilient and affordable homes through a competition for 21st-century single-family home designs focused on cost, energy efficiency and scalability. The Senator also recently helped introduce legislation to protect Veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination.

Earlier this year, Duckworth also joined U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) at the Center for American Progress (CAP) for a policy summit where they discussed common-sense solutions to address our nation's housing shortage and lower housing costs for middle-class families and Veterans.

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