House passes bipartisan housing affordability bill targeting supply and investor restrictions, sending it to Trump
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Sahil Kapur
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The House passed a major bipartisan housing affordability bill (358-32) aimed at boosting home supply and restricting large investors from buying up single-family homes. The bill, which cleared the Senate 85-5, now heads to President Trump, who is expected to sign it. It represents a rare bipartisan achievement in a gridlocked Congress and gives Republicans a key victory on the cost-of-living issue ahead of midterm elections.
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It is a rare bipartisan achievement for a largely gridlocked Congress in Trump's second term, giving Republicans, who control both chambers, a desperately needed victory on the politically potent issue of lowering costs just months ahead of the midterm elections.
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