U.S. Rep. Steil: ICYMI - Steil-Led Housing Affordability Bill Becomes Law
The law gives HUD one year to set updated efficiency rules, and advocates say better standards could cut home energy use by 50%.
- The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law on Friday, July 10, 2026, without President Trump's signature. The legislation directs the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to issue updated minimum energy-efficiency standards for manufactured homes within one year.
- Manufactured homes account for one in 10 new houses nationwide and are especially prevalent in the U.S. South. Residents often face high energy burdens, prompting the law to mandate updated efficiency standards for these units every three years.
- Beyond energy standards, the bill streamlines rural housing coordination between HUD and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It also promotes new bank formation and incentivizes investment in designated Opportunity Zones, all without authorizing new federal spending.
- Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, championed the measure as a critical bipartisan effort. She commended the Trump administration and HUD Secretary Scott Turner for prioritizing affordable housing.
- Mark Kresowik, senior policy director at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, estimates the law could reduce energy use by 50% in older homes. The administration faces a one-year deadline to finalize these new requirements.
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Hyde-Smith celebrates new affordable housing law
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, today heralded the enactment of the first comprehensive housing affordability measure approved by Congress in decades. The 21st Century ROAD (Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream) to Housing Act (HR.6644) includes priority reforms Hyde-Smith has supported to address housing needs in rural America…
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With President Donald Trump’s refusal to either sign or veto a landmark bipartisan housing bill, the legislation automatically became law last week, and political analysts are hopeful the bill will help ease the pain of America’s nationwide housing crisis. But while experts laud Congress’ joint efforts to address the problem, the average American may not feel relief for years.What did the commentators say? The bill has a number of provisions tha…
U.S. Rep. Steil: ICYMI - Steil-led housing affordability bill becomes law
Washington, DC – On Saturday, July 11, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644) became law. This package of bills increases housing supply, reduces government regulation, cuts red tape for building and lending, and addresses high housing costs. It includes the Accelerating Home Building Act...
New manufactured homes may get more efficient thanks to housing law
A sweeping federal housing bill that became law last Saturday contains some big benefits for Americans poised to buy or rent new manufactured homes — the same families who often struggle to make ends meet and can least afford the rising cost of heating fuel and electricity. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act becomes law. What it means
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