Rules & rent controlBy RISE Community editors
ROAD to Housing Act Became Law, but CRS Says Most Programs Lack Funding
A Sept. 17 Congressional Research Service report found the ROAD to Housing Act, enacted July 11, appropriates no funding for its sections.
Key facts
- Congress passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (P.L. 119-101) 358-32 in the House and 85-5 in the Senate, and it became law July 11.
- A Sept. 17 Congressional Research Service report found the law does not appropriate funding to implement any section.
- CRS said many of the new programs are temporary, carry sunset dates and leave federal agencies discretion over whether to create them.
- Manufactured Housing Institute CEO Lesli Gooch issued a July 11 statement supporting the law.
- Manufactured housing is exempt from the law's ban on large institutional investors.
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Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS). Shelterforce. Legis1. Startling – for Some – Revelations About Recently Enacted ‘21st Century ROAD to Housing Act’ Affordable and Manufactured Housing-FEA — MHProNews, October 2, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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