[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 17, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5831. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 5823 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of 
South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Warren)) to the bill H.R. 6644, a 
bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 806. ADDITIONAL REPORTS.

       (a) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for not less 
     than 10 years, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall issue a report that measures and tracks the 
     affordability of housing in the United States, which shall 
     include comprehensive analysis on housing affordability for 
     middle income homeowners, using the metric of annual housing 
     costs as not more than 30 percent of gross income for the 
     definition of affordability.
       (b) GAO Report on Outcomes.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, and again not later than 5 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall issue a report 
     on the outcomes of this Act and the amendments made by this 
     Act, including how this Act--
       (1) affected housing supply outcomes in the period covered 
     by the report, including whether--
       (A) the Act directly increased the production of single-
     family housing units;
       (B) permit issuance rates materially different; and
       (C) approval times for new privately-owned residential 
     construction permits changed;
       (2) affected affordability and the housing market during 
     the period covered by the report, including--
       (A) a decomposition of the drivers of homeownership 
     affordability that were directly affected by this Act;
       (B) whether median home prices decreased, and if so, by how 
     much;
       (C) whether the Act directly caused an increase in 
     construction of single-family homes;
       (D) any house price to income ratio changes that can be 
     directly attributed to the Act; and
       (E) whether homeownership of single-family homes became 
     more attainable after the enactment of the Act as compared to 
     before the enactment of the Act; and
       (3) affected Federal expenditures, including--
       (A) the total Federal outlays under each title of the Act 
     during the period covered by the report;
       (B) whether expenditures were duplicative of existing 
     programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, the Department of Agriculture, or the Federal 
     Housing Finance Agency; and
       (C) whether the Act increased Federal outlays or increased 
     the Federal deficit during the period covered by the report.
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