×

US House overwhelmingly backs affordable housing bill

By Thomson Reuters Jun 23, 2026 | 6:14 PM

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – Bipartisan legislation that ​aims ‌to speed the construction of more affordable ‌housing ​in ⁠the United ⁠States was headed to passage in the ​U.S. House of ⁠Representatives ⁠on Tuesday.

The ​measure passed ​the Senate on ‌Monday by a vote of ⁠85-5 and will next head to ⁠the ‌White House ⁠for ​President ‌Donald Trump to ​sign ⁠into law.

(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Muralikumar ​Anantharaman)