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HR 6644 Became law

Overhauls a broad range of federal housing programs to increase the supply of housing, covering HUD grants, FHA loan limits, manufactured and modular home standards, zoning guidance, community bank rules, and limits on large investors buying single-family homes.

Official title: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

Outcome Public Law 119-101
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 11-DEC-2025
Referred 11-DEC-2025
Approved by committee 17-DEC-2025
Reported 15-JAN-2026
On the calendar 15-JAN-2026
Passed 09-FEB-2026
Took up the Senate's changes 20-MAY-2026
Senate
Received 11-FEB-2026
On the calendar 23-FEB-2026
Passed 12-MAR-2026
Took up the House's changes 02-JUN-2026
President
Presented 29-JUN-2026
Became law 11-JUL-2026
Key points
  • Restricts large institutional investors, defined as those controlling at least 350 single-family homes, from buying single-family homes, with exceptions for build-to-rent and certain other purchases, and sets civil penalties of up to $1,000,000 per violation or three times the purchase price
  • Directs the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research to publish guidelines on state and local zoning frameworks within 3 years and abolishes the Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse
  • Creates or extends grant programs for planning, innovation, modular designs, and converting vacant commercial buildings into attainable housing, and authorizes $200,000,000 per fiscal year for 2027 through 2031 for the Innovation Fund
  • Requires states to certify that manufactured homes built without a permanent chassis are treated the same as other manufactured homes under state law, with a prohibition on sales if certification is not submitted
AI-generated from the Public Law text of 12-JUL-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 11-JUL-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (3) Policy area

Housing and Community Development

Sponsor J. French Hill (R-AR) Cosponsors · 31
■ 16 D■ 15 R