WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, a coalition of 227 pro-housing organizations led in part by Inclusive Abundance Action sent a letter to U.S. House and Senate leadership thanking them for passing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the most significant federal housing legislation in 30 years. The bill now heads to the President’s desk.
These signatories – a collection of YIMBY and abundance advocates, housing experts, and industry groups – have repeatedly come together to press Congress for a stronger bill. In the letter, they praised leaders on both sides of the aisle for delivering a compromise package that does what matters most: get more homes built and bring down costs.
Read the full letter here and below:
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Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries, Leader Thune, Leader Schumer, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, Chairman Hill, and Ranking Member Waters:
Thank you.
America’s housing shortage has pushed costs beyond the reach of millions of families, and for decades the federal response fell short of the problem. With passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, you have delivered the most significant federal housing legislation in over 30 years, and it will ensure more homes are built and prices come down.
This is the bill the pro-housing community hoped for and fought for. It is the best initial federal action we could have asked for to maximize housing supply. Among the bill’s provisions we are proud to support:
- It exempts infill housing from duplicative environmental review, clearing a path to build in the neighborhoods that need homes most.
- It removes the chassis requirement from manufactured housing, one of the most direct ways to expand the supply of affordable homes.
- It preserves new housing supply for renters while also creating new homes for homebuyers.
- It provides technical assistance for communities seeking to reform their zoning and land use regulations to make housing more affordable.
- It includes the Build Now Act and Innovation Fund, which reward communities that allow more homes and put federal spending on the side of pro-housing policy.
- It authorizes resources for the preservation of our existing housing stock, funding repairs for low-income homeowners and small landlords so livable homes aren't lost to blight and decay.
- It strengthens rental assistance and public housing, alongside dozens of other program reforms.
- It raises the cap on banks' public welfare investments, unlocking billions in additional private capital for affordable housing through tools like the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
This is just a sample of provisions from the broader package that will mean more homes, lower costs, and more families able to afford a place to live. As it heads to the President’s desk, we thank you for seeing it through. In a political moment when too little gets done, you showed that two parties and two chambers can work through hard differences and produce policy that improves people’s lives. We owe particular thanks to Chairman Tim Scott, Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren, Chairman French Hill, and Ranking Member Maxine Waters, whose early, bipartisan work started the conversations that brought us here. The country is better off for their leadership.
This is not the end of the work to solve America’s housing crisis. As state legislatures have learned, clearing the barriers that hold housing supply back will take Congress returning to the table again and again. There is more to do, and we look forward to doing it with you. But you have shown that progress is possible, and we stand ready to build on it.
Signed,
National Organizations
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition
Airbnb
American Planning Association
Arnold Ventures
Casita Coalition
Center for Community Progress
Center for New Liberalism
Center for Public Enterprise
Chamber of Progress
Community Solutions
Congress for the New Urbanism
Economic Innovation Group
Grounded Solutions Network
Housing Advisory Group
Housing US
Inclusive Abundance Action
Incremental Development Alliance
Institute for Progress
Leading Builders of America
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers & Investors
MOD X
Module Housing
National Apartment Association
National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders
National Association of Home Builders
National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies
National Association of REALTORS®
National Association of Housing Revitalization
National Housing Conference
National Leased Housing Association
National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association
National Multifamily Housing Council
National NeighborWorks Association
National Urban League
Niskanen Center
NOVOGRADAC®
PadSplit
Polymeric Exterior Products Association
Preservation of Affordable Housing
ROC USA
Smart Growth America
Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future
Student Homes Coalition
The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
UnidosUS
Up for Growth Action
Welcoming Neighbors Network
YIMBY Action
Young People’s Alliance
State, Local, and Practitioner Organizations
Alabama
Advance Huntsville
New Liberals at University of Alabama
Arkansas
APA Arkansas
Groundwork – Housing for Arkansas
Arizona
Phoenix New Liberals
TerraLane Communities
Tucson for Everyone
Valley Partnership
YIMBY Maricopa
California
Abundant Housing LA
ADU GG Investments
ADUwestcoast
Bay Area New Liberals
BuildCasa
California YIMBY
Circulate Planning & Policy
CrossCountry Mortgage
East Bay YIMBY
Fresno for All
Grow The Richmond
How to ADU
Lincoln Avenue Communities
Los Angeles New Liberals
Marin YIMBY
Mountain View YIMBY
Napa-Solano for Everyone
Northern Neighbors
Peninsula for Everyone
San Benito YIMBY
San Francisco YIMBY
San Jose YIMBY
San Mateo Forward
Santa Cruz New Liberals
Santa Cruz YIMBY
Santa Rosa YIMBY
SLOCo YIMBY
South Bay YIMBY
Ventura County YIMBY
Yes In Redwood City
YIMBY Los Angeles
YIMBY Monterey Peninsula
YIMBY Oceanside
Yolo YIMBY
Colorado
Denver New Liberals
Maiker Housing Partners
Vibrant Littleton
YIMBY Arvada
YIMBY Denver
YIMBY Fort Collins
YIMBY North Metro
Connecticut
Pro-Homes Connecticut
YIMBY South Central CT
Delaware
YIMBY Delaware
Florida
Advenir Azora
Florida Housing Coalition
Gainesville is for People
More Homes Miami
Orlando New Liberals
Orlando YIMBY
YIMBY Tampa
Georgia
Abundant Housing Atlanta
Alliance 85, Inc.
Allies Way
Atlanta New Liberals
Athens Urbanists
Civic Pioneers Alliance
Georgia Advancing Communities Together
Housing Justice League
Low Income Housing Coalition of Georgia
Hawai’i
Hawai’i YIMBY
Housing Hawai’i’s Future
Idaho
Gem State Housing Alliance
Treasure Valley Habitat for Humanity
Illinois
Abundant Housing Illinois
Chicago New Liberals
Chicagoland Apartment Association
CUrbanism Club
Here to Stay Community Land Trust
Illinois Housing Council
Rockford Area YIMBY
Indiana
Indiana Apartment Association
Prosperity Indiana
YIMBYana
Iowa
Front Porch Investments
Kansas
YIMBY Wichita
Kentucky
YIMBY Louisville
Maine
Community Housing of Maine (CHOM)
Maine Affordable Housing Coalition
Maryland
Baltimore New Liberals
YIMBY Maryland
Massachusetts
Abundant Housing Massachusetts
Beacon Communities
Boston New Liberals
Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)
New England Housing Network
Michigan
Abundant Housing Michigan
Lighthouse MI
Neighbors for More Neighbors Ann Arbor
Strong Towns Flint
YIMBY Oakland County
YIMBY Plymouth
Minnesota
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
Twin Cities New Liberals
Twin Cities YIMBY
Missouri
Kirkwood For Everyone
Montana
Livable Flathead
Shelter WF
Nebraska
Front Porch Investments
Omaha New Liberals
New Hampshire
Housing Action NH
New Mexico
Rembe Urban Design and Development
New York
New York Apartment Association
New York Housing Conference
NYC New Liberals
Open New York
Regional Plan Association
North Carolina
Asheville for All
Charlotte New Liberals
Charter Properties
Raleigh-Durham New Liberals
Yes! In My Triangle
Ohio
Cincinnati Development Fund
NeighborWorks Collaborative of Ohio
NEOurbanism
ZoneCo
Oklahoma
Housing Forward Oklahoma
YIMBY Oklahoma City
Oregon
Bend Chamber of Commerce
Central Oregon YIMBY
Housing Oregon
Portland: Neighbors Welcome
Proud Ground
REACH Community Development
Salem YIMBY
Pennsylvania
Pro-Housing Lehigh Valley
Pro-Housing Philly
Pro-Housing Pittsburgh
State College Community Land Trust
Rhode Island
Housing Network of Rhode Island
HousingWorks RI
Neighbors Welcome! Rhode Island
Providence Urbanist Network
South Carolina
Palmetto YIMBY
Tennessee
Housing Now Nashville
Texas
Austin New Liberals
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
Dallas Housing Coalition
Dallas Neighbors for Housing
Dallas New Liberals
Houston New Liberals
Humphreys & Partners Architects
Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA)
Texans for Housing
Utah
Logan YIMBY
Wasatch Advocates for Livable Communities (WALC)
Vermont
Let's Build Homes
Logic Building Systems
Virginia
15-Minute Fredericksburg
Charlottesville New Liberals
Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance
RVA YIMBY
YIMBY Hampton Roads
YIMBY Prince William County
YIMBYs of NoVA
Washington
Cairncross & Hempelmann
Seattle New Liberals
Seattle YIMBY
Sightline Institute
Washington, DC
DC YIMBYs
DMV New Liberals
Wisconsin
1000 Friends of Wisconsin
Madison is for People
Walworth County YIMBY
YIMBY Action National Affiliates
QUIMBY
YIMBY Jewish
YIMBY Latino
YIMBY Veterans & Military Families
YIMBY Women
ZIMBYs: Gen Z YIMBYs
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Inclusive Abundance Action is a 501(c)(4) federal legislative advocacy organization committed to implementing solutions that combat self-imposed scarcity.