Cut red tape to build more housing.

Chris Pappas · New Hampshire · Democratic

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Occurrences

this legislation would allow more Americans to stay in their homes by protecting residents in manufactured homes from excessive rent increases

Pappas supports legislation aimed at preserving manufactured housing communities and protecting residents from rent hikes, as part of expanding affordable housing options.

With Housing Costs a Top Concern, Pappas, Shaheen, Omar Introduce Legislation to Ensure Housing Affordability by Supporting Manufactured Housing Communities | Congressman Chris Pappas
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Pappas co-led and supports several provisions in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, including: The Accelerating Home Building Act to support local governments in expediting permitting and home-building processes to lower costs for Granite Staters.

Pappas reiterated support for legislation to speed permitting and home-building processes to reduce housing costs.

Major Housing Bill with Pappas Provisions Heads to President’s Desk | Congressman Chris Pappas
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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.

The House approved the housing package that includes streamlining measures and regulatory reductions, a concrete step toward Pappas's housing-supply promise, but not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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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.

Pappas publicly tied his legislative work to cutting red tape for housing and reported House passage of his housing provisions during the lookback window.

partial same_term A for effort

Major Housing Bill Passes with Pappas Provisions to Lower Costs and Increase Supply | Congressman Chris Pappas
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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.

An official committee statement confirms the House passage of the housing package and that it includes regulatory streamlining aimed at increasing housing supply.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. House Committee on Financial Services - Financial Services Committee’s Bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Passes House
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

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.

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