Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Appropriations, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, the Budget, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The ROAD to Housing Act is a comprehensive federal housing bill that addresses affordable housing supply, disaster recovery, and program accountability through multiple coordinated initiatives. Key provisions include streamlined zoning guidelines and expedited environmental reviews to reduce housing development barriers; $30 million in pilot funding for whole-home repairs for low-income homeowners and landlords; expanded disaster recovery grants administered through a new HUD Long-Term Disaster Recovery Fund; reforms to manufactured and modular housing standards and financing; new competitive grant programs rewarding communities that increase housing supply and adopt pro-housing policies; and strengthened oversight of federal housing agencies through annual congressional reporting and inspector general reviews. The bill also modifies several existing programs—including the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, public housing agency flexibility through expanded "Moving to Work" demonstrations, rural housing assistance, and homeless services—while establishing new protections for appraisal transparency and initiatives to coordinate housing with healthcare services and disaster recovery efforts, with most grant programs authorized through 2031 or 2042.
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