U.S. Senator Katie Britt, Banking Committee Colleagues Unanimously Advance Comprehensive Housing Legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, today in the first bipartisan housing markup in over a decade, unanimously advanced the bipartisan Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025.

“There is no doubt our nation faces an affordable housing crisis, and for many hardworking individuals and families, the American Dream of homeownership is completely out of reach. As Chair of the Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee, advancing this legislation reaffirms my commitment to exploring innovative ways to increase the country’s housing stock, while eliminating costly leftwing regulations and streamlining longstanding inefficiencies within our federal housing agencies. I’m pleased to join my Senate Banking colleagues in advancing critical legislation to empower more Americans and Alabamians with the opportunity to own a home,” said Senator Britt.

The comprehensive housing package takes important steps to increase access to affordable housing for Americans across the country by expanding and preserving housing supply, improving housing affordability, and increasing oversight and efficiency of federal regulators and housing programs.

Several bills Senator Britt introduced were also included in this legislative package, including the Helping More Families Save Act, the Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025, the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act, along with nearly a dozen additional proposals the Senator has supported or cosponsored. Senator Britt also helped to secure a study on the implementation of work requirements for certain recipients of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) assistance.

In April of this year, Senator Britt joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) to introduce the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act (HUDVA) to ensure disabled veterans experiencing homelessness maintain access to crucial housing support. “This commonsense bill would simply exclude disability benefits from HUD’s annual income calculation, so disabled veterans are not unfairly disqualified from accessing these vital services,” Senator Britt said on introduction.

Senator Britt recently joined Senators Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in introducing legislation to remove the permanent chassis requirement on manufactures homes to allow for expanded production. “The Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025 updates federal regulations to reflect modern housing needs and reduces red tape to make housing more affordable for Americans,” stated Senator Britt on introduction.

Earlier this year, Senators Britt and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) introduced the Helping More Families Save Act. This legislation establishes a pilot program to expand participation in HUD Family Self Sufficiency Program to help move families off of government assistance and toward economic independence.

During the Banking Committee markup, Senator Britt also delivered remarks: “[T]his is a great first step to addressing the affordable housing crisis in our country. Most people say that part of their American Dream would be owning their own home. So whether it is the cost and affordability of that first home, whether it is a heap of regulations that keep a developer from moving, or whether it’s just inefficiency in our federal programs … this is multi-faceted. We are going to have to tackle this in many ways, there’s no simple solution, but this is absolutely a great first step.

Senator Britt highlighted another piece of legislation she is leading with Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) to address youth homelessness, the Homeless Youth and Children Act: “Madam Ranking, Member, Mister Chairman , [I] would love just to continue to work with you to try to get that addressed. We know that homelessness has been on the rise, and we certainly want to make sure that we remedy that for everyone, but in particular our youth, and then also making sure that we’re not funding programs that aren’t working …”

The Senator’s full remarks can be viewed here. 

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