Klobuchar Statement on Bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar released the following statement on the Senate passage of the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The bill passed 85-5 and now heads to the House of Representatives.

"Democrats and Republicans came together to make it easier to afford a home. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will help build more homes, including in rural communities, and stop private companies from buying up homes and raising the price of housing. We need to drive down costs for renters and homeowners, and this legislation will do just that.

This bipartisan legislation includes my bill to give state and local governments the tools and zoning flexibility they need to build more homes. By helping communities remove barriers to building, we can make it easier for Minnesotans to pay their rent and buy a home."

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing housing supply and reducing costs by reducing regulatory barriers, streamlining development approvals, expanding manufactured and modular housing, and converting underused buildings into housing.

The bill includes Senator Klobuchar's Housing Supply and Affordability Act, which creates a HUD regional housing planning grant program to help states and localities modernize zoning and expand housing development.

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