NLIHC Releases New Resource on Bipartisan “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act”
May 11, 2026
By Libby O’Neill, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst
NLIHC released a new explainer of key provisions of the “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” (H.R.6644/S.Amdt. 4308), the most recent iteration of the Senate’s bipartisan housing package. The bill includes several of NLIHC’s priorities, including the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act,” the “Rural Housing Service Reform Act,” and two provisions from the “Choice in Affordable Housing Act.” The bill passed the full Senate on March 12 (See Memo, 3/23).
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have been working to pass bipartisan legislation to address the nation’s affordable housing crisis. The Senate passed its original bill, the “ROAD to Housing Act,” (S.2651) in October 2025 as an amendment to that year’s “National Defense Authorization Act” (NDAA; See Memo, 10/14/2025); however, it was not included in the final version in the NDAA passed by Congress.
The House also developed a bipartisan housing package, the “Housing for the 21st Century Act,” (H.R.6644), which passed the full House on February 9 (See Memo, 2/13).
The Senate’s “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” includes many of the same provisions from the original “ROAD to Housing Act,” and incorporates some additional provisions from the House’s package. The bill has two possible paths forward: passing the full House of Representatives as is; or going to a conference committee, during which the House and Senate come together to reconcile the differences between the two bills and reach an agreement on final bill text that would pass both chambers.
Recent reporting states that House GOP leadership may introduce an amended version of their housing package (“Housing for the 21st Century Act”) when Congress returns from recess this week. If neither the House nor Senate agree to pass the other chamber’s bill, it is likely that a bill will go to a conference committee to decide which provisions will be included in a final bill.
Read the “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” explainer here.