CT lawmakers support passage of federal housing bill. What’s in it?
Summary
The bill is a rare piece of major, bipartisan legislation that got through a divided Congress months out from the midterm elections. by Lisa Hagen June 24, 2026 @ 10:02 am June 24, 2026 @ 10:02 am
Connecticut lawmakers joined overwhelming majorities in both chambers of Congress this week in support of a comprehensive housing bill, a once-stalled measure that had been on the fast track this week to becoming law. But President Donald J.
Trump said Wednesday he’ll no longer sign it until Congress takes up his elections reform bill. It’s one of the rare pieces of bipartisan legislation that got through a divided Congress ahead of the midterm elections.
It aims to address a pressing affordability issue by boosting housing construction at a time when supply is low and prices remain high across the U.S. The legislation went back and forth between the two chambers for months as the House and Senate passed their own versions.
After its initial passage this winter, the bill stalled for a couple months before the House took it up again in May. The “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” looked like it might hit another wall, but the House and Senate reached a breakthrough deal last week.
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