ROAD to Housing Act

On October 9, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed the ROAD to Housing Act as an amendment (S. Amdt. 3901) to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026 (S. 2296). The bill now heads to the U.S. House.

Notably, the ROAD to Housing Act still includes several individual measures that promote the development of rental housing and help to address our nation’s housing supply shortage, including:

• The Build More Housing Near Transit Act (S. 2363), which would incentivize local governments to build more housing near federally funded transit projects;
• The Housing Supply Frameworks Act (S. 1299); which would direct HUD to publish guidelines and best practices for State zoning and local zoning frameworks;
• The inspection provisions from the Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025 (S.890); which would streamline burdensome inspection provision and lease-up voucher holders faster;
• The HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025 (S. 948) would reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, increase the authorized funding level for the program to $5 billion, and make several needed program improvements;
• Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025 (S. 2361) to overcome local regulatory cost burdens to affordable housing development by encouraging the use of pattern books of pre-reviewed construction designs at the local level; and
• Housing Affordability Act (S.1527), which increases the per unit loan limits on certain FHA multifamily insured properties.

Deeper Dive: Read our thank you letter to Senate leadership.