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凯特琳·伊利克 政治记者
凯特琳·伊利克是CBSNews.com驻华盛顿特区的政治记者。她曾供职于《华盛顿考察家报》和《国会山报》,并曾入选美国国家新闻基金会2022年保罗·米勒华盛顿报道奖学金项目。
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华盛顿讯 —— 众议院周二通过一项具有里程碑意义的住房负担能力法案,这是两党罕见的立法成就,议员们正赶在中期选举前应对房价上涨问题。
众议院共和党领袖在参议院周一以压倒性两党支持通过该法案后加快了立法进程。法案最终以358票赞成、32票反对在众议院获得通过,现已送交特朗普总统签署生效。
这项被称为《21世纪住房之路法案》的立法经过数月谈判达成,旨在增加住房供应、降低房价。法案对企业投资者购买独栋住宅设置了限制,简化环境审批流程,并消除监管障碍以加快建设进度。
经过数月的反复磋商,牵头推动该法案的四名议员宣布达成一致意见并推进立法。该法案由参议院银行委员会主席、南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员蒂姆·斯科特牵头,参院银行委员会最高民主党议员、马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦,众议院金融服务委员会主席、阿肯色州共和党众议员弗伦奇·希尔,以及众议院金融服务委员会最高民主党议员、加州众议员玛克辛·沃特斯共同推动。
“最终出台的法案推进了务实、两党及两院合作的解决方案,以现代化改造联邦住房项目、减少监管负担、简化开发流程,帮助建造更多住房以满足日益增长的需求,让美国梦触手可及,”希尔周二在众议院发言时表示。“我们今天审议的这项两党两院合作法案,融合了参众两院的理念,证明了当国会专注于为美国民众解决问题时能够取得成就。”
本月早些时候,白宫呼吁国会通过该法案,并特别提到其中关于限制企业投资者持有独栋住宅的条款。一份总统公告称其为“我国历史上最全面、最具意义的住房立法”。
但该条款对住房负担能力的影响程度仍存在争议。智库城市研究所的数据显示,大型机构投资者仅占独栋住宅租赁市场的3%,占独栋住宅总存量的比例不到0.5%。
“很多人认为,如果我们摆脱私人股本,就会有大量房屋可供首次购房者购买,”房地产公司红鳍(Redfin)首席经济学家达里尔·费尔韦瑟说道,“但这不会发生。”
议员们承认,解决住房危机仍有大量工作要做,但称赞该法案是充满希望的第一步。
“今天的投票证明,在真正帮助美国民众的立法上找到两党共识是可能的。重要的是,这也证明两党立法不必是最弱、最平庸的协议,既不得罪人,也不能为任何人提供太多帮助,”沃伦在周一投票前的议会发言中说道。
玛丽·坎宁安为本报道撰稿。
House approves major housing affordability bill, sending bipartisan measure to Trump
June 23, 2026 7:32 PM EDT / CBS News
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Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter
Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.
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Washington — The House on Tuesday passed a landmark housing affordability bill, marking a rare bipartisan legislative accomplishment as lawmakers seek to address rising costs ahead of the midterm elections.
House GOP leaders fast-tracked the legislation after the Senate approved it with overwhelming bipartisan support Monday. It passed the House in a 358 to 32 vote and now heads to President Trump to sign into law.
The legislation, known as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, is the product of months of negotiations and aims to increase housing supply and lower prices. It places limits on corporate investors buying single-family homes, streamlines environmental reviews and removes regulatory barriers to speed up the construction process.
After months of back-and-forth, the four lawmakers spearheading the legislation announced an agreement to move forward. The push was led by GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee; Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee; GOP Rep. French Hill of Arkansas, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee; and Rep. Maxine Waters of California, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee.
“This final product advances practical, bipartisan and bicameral solutions to modernize federal housing programs, reduce regulatory burdens, streamline the development process and help build more homes to meet that growing demand and keep the American dream within reach,” Hill said Tuesday on the House floor. “This bicameral bipartisan bill before us today reflects the ideas from both chambers and demonstrates what can be accomplished when Congress focuses on solving problems for the American people.”
Earlier this month, the White House called on Congress to pass the bill, noting the provision setting restrictions on corporate investors owning single-family properties. A presidential proclamation called it “the most comprehensive and consequential housing legislation in the history of our country.”
But how big of an impact the provision will have on affordability is up for debate. Large institutional investors account for just 3% of single-family rentals, or less than half a percent of the total single-family housing stock, according to the think tank Urban Institute.
“A lot of people think that if we get rid of private equity, there will be all these houses available for sale for first-time homebuyers,” said Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at the real estate firm Redfin. “But that’s not going to happen.”
Lawmakers acknowledged there’s still more work to do to address the housing crisis, but touted the legislation as a promising first step.
“Today’s vote proves that it is possible to find bipartisan, common ground on legislation that actually helps the American people. And, importantly, it proves that bipartisan legislation doesn’t have to be the weakest, most milquetoast agreement that doesn’t offend anyone or do too much to help anyone either,” Warren said in a floor speech ahead of Monday’s vote.
Mary Cunningham contributed to this report.
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