U.S. Senator Katie Britt, Colleagues Pass Comprehensive Housing Legislation, Includes Several Britt-Led Priorities

‘[A] great first step to addressing the affordable housing crisis in our country’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, today joined her Senate colleagues in passing the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in an 89-10 vote.

“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 colleagues in advancing critical legislation that includes several of my priorities 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, increasing oversight and efficiency of federal regulators and housing programs, and accelerate local leaders’ efforts to improve housing affordability.

Several bills Senator Britt introduced were among those 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.

Last 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 – the only HUD program focused solely on moving families off of government assistance and toward economic independence.

Additionally, 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 also recently joined Senators Gallego, Padilla, 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 current law to reflect modern housing needs and reduces red tape to make housing more affordable for Americans,” Senator Britt noted.

During a Banking Committee markup of the previous ROAD to Housing Act, Senator Britt also delivered remarks, noting that the legislation, “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.”

The legislation will now move to consideration in the House of Representatives. 

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