House sends sweeping bipartisan housing package to Trump’s desk

The House on Tuesday passed a sweeping housing package with overwhelming bipartisan support, sending the legislation to the president’s desk and delivering a major victory for congressional leaders in both parties.

The lower chamber passed the bill by a vote of 358-32, with all 32 “no” votes coming from Republicans. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) brought the bill to the floor under a fast-track process called suspension of the rules, which requires two-thirds majority support for passage.

It passed the Senate 85-5 on Monday.

Congressional leaders rushed to pass the bill after negotiators released text of an agreement last week. That followed months of negotiations and fights between the House and Senate.

The bill aims to lower housing costs by tying federal grants to housing construction in an effort to create incentives for local governments to build more housing, and streamlining the process for environmental reviews, among other things.

It would also restrict large........

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