The Housing and Urban Development Department would create new programs to support affordable housing, ramp up housing production in states and cities, and ease environmental regulations for federally funded housing developments under a Senate amendment to
The Senate has been under increased pressure to act since the House passed its version of the bill on Feb. 9 (BGOV Bill Analysis). Both chambers have worked on bipartisan proposals to address a shortage of housing supply generally and affordable housing as lawmakers search for ways to drive down the cost of living in the US ahead of ...