New Scott-Warren housing bill targets zoning and environmental barriers to construction

New Scott-Warren housing bill targets zoning and environmental barriers to construction

Bipartisan legislation announced Friday by key senators would change the federal government’s role in housing in an effort to limit the barriers to construction imposed by localities and environmental rules.  The bill, the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, is authored by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) and the top Democrat on the panel, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and is set for consideration in the committee on Tuesday.  …

Scott, Warren announce bipartisan housing bill markup

The Senate Banking Committee will hold its first bipartisan housing markup in more than a decade, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced Thursday evening. The executive session, which will involve the consideration of the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, will also include the unveiling of a sweeping legislative package aimed at boosting the nation’s housing supply, improving affordability and strengthenin…

New Scott and Warren housing bill targets zoning and environmental barriers to construction

Bipartisan legislation announced Friday by key senators would change the federal government’s role in housing in an effort to limit the barriers to construction imposed by localities and environmental rules.  The bill, the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, is authored by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) and the top Democrat on the... The post New Scott and Warren housing bill targets zoning and environmental barriers to construction…

Senators Propose Bipartisan Bill To Address Housing Affordability Crisis

A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill to address the housing affordability crisis that they are touting as "comprehensive" and "historic." The ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, introduced Thursday by Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, lays out steps to boost the country's housing supply, improve housing affordability and help remove regulatory barriers for development. Scott an…

US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Tackle Housing Affordability Crisis - Davis Vanguard

Senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren have introduced the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing access to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, expanding homeownership, and encouraging local zoning reform.