Beyer Hails Passage Of Major Housing Legislation

Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves as Senior House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee and as a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today hailed the U.S. House's passage of landmark housing legislation. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed the House with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 396-13. The bill, which now returns to the Senate, would improve federal housing programs, remove unnecessary barriers to development, and expand financing options to spur home construction and make housing more affordable.

"This bill is a big win for everyone who wants to make housing more affordable," said Rep. Beyer, a leader on housing policy in the House Ways and Means Committee. "Amid the national affordability crisis, Congress should be doing everything possible to lower prices and address kitchen table issues for American families. Housing costs in particular are high on the list of the most important challenges affecting my Northern Virginia constituents, and I'm thrilled to see this bill advance. The strong bipartisan vote should help ensure that this version of the bill passes in the Senate and gets signed into law."

Beyer is a major proponent of policies to make housing more affordable on the House Ways and Means Committee, as a long time lead cosponsor of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, portions of which were enacted last year. He previously secured federal funding for significant local affordable housing projects in Northern Virginia.