Fitzpatrick-Backed Housing Reforms Head to President’s Desk, Marking Major Problem Solvers Caucus Affordability Win for PA-1 Families

Washington, DC- Tonight, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) helped secure final House passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a sweeping bipartisan housing reform package that now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.

The legislation marks a major victory for Fitzpatrick's affordability agenda and delivers on one of the central pillars of the Problem Solvers Caucus framework: expanding housing supply, lowering costs, modernizing outdated federal barriers, supporting veterans, and giving local communities the tools they need to meet the housing needs of working families.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act represents one of the most comprehensive federal housing reform efforts in decades. It directly addresses the structural drivers of America's housing shortage- outdated regulations, duplicative inspections, permitting delays, financing bottlenecks, underused properties, barriers facing veterans and first-time homebuyers, and federal rules that too often slow responsible local development.

Earlier this year, Fitzpatrick helped advance the original House housing package, which included several of his housing priorities. The final package passed today now includes additional Fitzpatrick-led measures, further strengthening the bill's focus on expanding supply, lowering costs, supporting veterans, revitalizing neighborhoods, and helping communities turn vacant and underused properties into affordable homes.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act includes the following Fitzpatrick-led provisions that will deliver for PA-1, including:

• Accelerating Home Building Act (H.R. 5907): Authorizes HUD to award competitive grants to local governments and tribal entities to adopt pre-reviewed, ready-to-use housing designs for mixed-income developments of up to 25 units. By shortening permitting timelines and reducing costly delays, this reform accelerates responsible homebuilding with 10% of funding reserved for rural communities.
• Choice in Affordable Housing Act (H.R. 1981): Modernizes the Housing Choice Voucher program by eliminating duplicative inspections and allowing remote reviews in rural and small jurisdictions. By reducing red tape and encouraging landlord participation, this reform expands housing access for working families.
• VA Home Loan Awareness Act (H.R. 2362): Requires mortgage applications to clearly notify eligible applicants that they may qualify for a VA Home Loan, ensuring veterans and service members are fully informed of benefits they have earned.
• RESIDE Act (H.R. 5591): Creates a new pilot program providing local communities with grants to rehabilitate vacant, abandoned, and underutilized buildings into affordable homes. This provision helps communities transform blight into housing supply, revitalize neighborhoods, and bring more homes within reach for working families.
• Veterans Affairs Loan Informed Disclosure Act, or VALID Act (H.R. 3694): Ensures veterans are able to clearly compare VA Home Loan options alongside conventional and FHA mortgage products during the homebuying process. This reform helps prevent veterans from missing out on benefits they have earned simply because those options were not clearly disclosed.
• Increasing Housing in Opportunity Zones Act (H.R. 7791): Directs federal housing resources toward communities that need investment by allowing HUD to give additional consideration to eligible housing projects in Opportunity Zones. This reform supports neighborhood revitalization, encourages responsible development, and helps expand housing supply in areas positioned for long-term economic growth.

"Housing affordability is one of the defining economic challenges of our time because it shapes something deeply American: whether families who work hard, save responsibly, and play by the rules can still build a stable life in the communities they call home," said Fitzpatrick. "Across Bucks and Montgomery Counties, I have sat down with realtors, home builders, lenders, local officials, veterans, seniors, young families, and first-time homebuyers who are living this challenge firsthand. Those conversations became the foundation of this work. We listened to the people closest to the problem, identified the barriers driving costs and limiting supply, and worked together to develop practical solutions that can actually move the needle."

"When Congressman Suozzi and I launched the Problem Solvers Caucus Affordability Agenda, we were clear that affordability could not be treated as a talking point. It had to become a governing agenda," Fitzpatrick continued. "This was exactly the kind of result we were working toward: bipartisan legislation that can pass, become law, and lower costs not by growing Washington, but by removing the obstacles that make housing harder to build, finance, access, and afford. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act proves that approach works. It expands supply, cuts red tape, modernizes outdated federal programs, supports veterans, and gives communities the tools to turn vacant and underused properties into affordable homes. This is a major bipartisan victory for our affordability agenda, a win for serious problem-solving, and a meaningful step toward keeping the promise of home within reach for working families."

"Realtors are on the front lines of this housing crisis every day. We see young families priced out of starter homes, seniors unable to downsize, and working households competing in markets where supply has simply not kept pace with demand. When housing production slows, affordability slips further out of reach - and communities feel it," said Chris Beadling, PA-1 Constituent, Broker of Quinn & Wilson Realtors in Montgomery County, 2025 NAR Regional VP (Region 2), and Past President of Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS and Bucks County Association of REALTORS. "Congressman Fitzpatrick has been a longtime partner in addressing these challenges, working directly with Pennsylvania Realtors and local housing leaders to understand the regulatory delays, financing constraints, and outdated policies limiting housing growth. The Housing for the 21st Century Act takes meaningful steps to remove unnecessary barriers, modernize federal housing programs, and strengthen the ability of community banks to finance responsible local development. By expanding supply and empowering local lenders, this legislation will help increase housing opportunities and bring affordability back within reach for Pennsylvania families. We appreciate Congressman Fitzpatrick's longtime partnership, support, and commitment to advancing policies that support sustainable housing growth across our Commonwealth."

Background

Fitzpatrick has consistently led the charge on affordability, which remains his top priority for Pennsylvania's First District. Earlier this year, alongside his Co-Chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, Representative Tom Suozzi, he introduced a comprehensive bipartisan Affordability Agenda that outlines more than 40 commonsense bills capable of delivering immediate relief across five critical areas of household budgets: health care, housing, energy, child care, and food.

Each proposal in the framework has broad bipartisan support and is designed to pass both chambers of Congress, reflecting Fitzpatrick's belief that lowering costs for working families must rise above partisanship.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act now turns that commitment into results, delivering one of the most significant bipartisan housing affordability victories in a generation and advancing the Problem Solvers Caucus mission to move practical, two-party solutions from idea to law.

In addition to the Housing for the 21st Century Act, his recent bipartisan efforts include:

• HELP Copays Act - Legislation to lower the cost of life-saving prescription medications for patients with rare, serious, and chronic conditions.
• Accelerating Home Building Act - Bipartisan, bicameral legislation aimed at increasing housing supply and improving affordability nationwide.
• Caring for Our Seniors Act - Addresses the rising cost of senior care while strengthening the long-term care workforce.
• Affordable Child Care Act - Doubles key tax credits to help working families access quality, affordable child care and put money directly back into parents' pockets.

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