[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 107 (Thursday, June 25, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

  (Mr. MANNION asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MANNION. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the passage of 
the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. I commend my colleagues for their 
months-long negotiation to get this done.
  In central New York and the Mohawk Valley, we are ready for growth in 
the years to come, but we must meet the housing challenge.
  Our community leaders need resources and more flexibility from our 
housing programs to make that happen.
  Developers and builders want to be a part of the solution, but we 
need to remove the needless hurdles that keep projects from getting off 
the ground.
  This bill incentivizes housing production, streamlines construction 
processes, and improves access to financing. It also helps repair aging 
homes and invests in community infrastructure. It finally prohibits 
large investors from purchasing single-family homes so that they remain 
affordable for families.
  I was proud to vote in support of this legislation, and I urge the 
President to promptly sign this bipartisan bill into law and stop 
playing politics with affordable housing.

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