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H.R. 6644 · 119th CongressEnacted

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 119-101. · July 11, 2026

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

This act establishes and modifies various federal housing programs.

TITLE I--OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING

(Sec. 101) This section requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to review the performance of organizations that receive grants to provide housing counseling services. Such review may take into account the performance of individual counselors.

HUD may terminate assistance for such organizations that are not in compliance with the program's requirements.

(Sec. 102) This section requires HUD to establish best practices and provide technical assistance to state and local entities to support permitting for point-access block buildings (i.e., apartments with a single staircase to access the dwelling units and that are no more than six stories high).

It also allows HUD to award competitive grants to state and local entities to assess the feasibility, safety, and cost-effectiveness of such buildings. This authority expires after seven years.

(Sec. 103) This section exempts from environmental review specified rural housing projects located on an infill site (i.e., a site served by existing infrastructure, including water lines, sewer lines, and roads).

(Sec. 104) This section requires Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grantees to maintain a publicly accessible, searchable database identifying undeveloped land owned by the grantee.

(Sec. 105) This section authorizes the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to establish a four-year pilot program to increase the number of mortgages originated with a principal balance of $100,000 or less.

(Sec. 106) This section requires HUD to establish a three-year pilot program to award grants to public housing agencies (PHAs) and owners of federally assisted rental housing to install temperature sensors in residential dwelling units.

(Sec. 107) This section requires HUD to publish guidelines and best practices for state and local zoning frameworks that support production of adequate housing to meet the needs of communities and provide housing opportunities for individuals of all income levels.

TITLE II--BUILDING MORE IN AMERICA

(Sec. 201) This section allows HUD to give additional weight to competitive housing grant applications that include proposals for projects located in, or substantially benefiting, communities designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones (i.e., designated low-income areas for which economic investments may receive certain tax benefits).

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Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Public Law" stage on July 11, 2026. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Introduced
December 11, 2025
In committee
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
July 11, 2026
Where this sits in the process
Common questions
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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

This bill has been enacted. It is law.

The record's latest action, on July 11, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-101.

Has anyone actually voted on it?

Yes. 11 recorded roll-call votes cite this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.

Who is behind it?

J. Hill (R-AR) introduced it on December 11, 2025, and 31 members have since signed on as cosponsors.

They come from both major parties: 16 Democrats, 15 Republicans.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.

Vote history

  1. House
    Passed on a recorded vote
    358–32 Passed · June 23, 2026390–9 Passed · February 9, 2026
  2. Senate
    Passed on a recorded vote
    85–5 Agreed to · June 22, 202684–8 Agreed to · June 18, 202687–8 Agreed to · June 16, 202689–10 Passed · March 12, 202682–11 Agreed to · March 11, 202684–10 Agreed to · March 11, 202689–9 Agreed to · March 10, 202690–8 Agreed to · March 4, 202684–6 Agreed to · March 2, 2026
  3. President
    Signed into law
Senate · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823); A bill a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes.Agreed to
Yea 84 Nay 8 Present / not voting 0
Official roll callJune 18, 2026