I’m going to continue working to see my legislation to cut red tape to build more housing ... signed into law.
Cut red tape to build more housing.
Occurrences
I’m going to continue working to see my legislation to ... strengthen assistance to middle-class homeowners for improvements and repairs ... signed into law.
Evidence
Roll Call 176 on May 20, 2026 shows the House agreed to H. Res. 1299, providing for concurrence in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, by a vote of 396 yeas to 13 nays; status: Passed.
Pappas said two bills he co-leads and an additional bill he cosponsors passed the House as part of the amended 21st Century ROAD to Housing package, and that he will continue working to see legislation 'to cut red tape to build more housing' signed into law.
The committee said the House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on a 396-13 vote and that the amended bill preserves key measures focused on streamlining housing development, improving affordability, encouraging new construction, updating outdated HUD programs, and eliminating burdensome regulatory barriers.
Assessments
Pappas materially advanced housing legislation aimed at reducing regulatory barriers, including co-leading provisions that passed the House in the amended 21st Century ROAD to Housing package on May 20, 2026. However, the evidence shows only House passage, not final enactment or implementation of red-tape reductions. Under the federal legislative context, this is a serious same-term attempt but the promised outcome has not yet been delivered.