I’ll continue my work in the Senate to make that foundational promise of the American dream accessible to working and middle-class families.
Continue working in the Senate to make housing affordable and accessible to working- and middle-class families.
Occurrences
Evidence
Murphy said the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed the Senate 89-10 and that he would continue Senate work on affordable housing for working- and middle-class families.
Official Senate roll call: H.R. 6644, a bill to increase housing supply, passed 89-10; Murphy of Connecticut voted Yea.
GovInfo lists Murphy among the senators introducing S.3904, the American Homeownership Act, referred to Senate Finance on February 24, 2026.
Murphy joined lawmakers urging FY2026 appropriators to fund Emergency Housing Vouchers so households using them would not fall into homelessness.
The House passed H. Res. 1299, concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644 with amendment, by 396-13.
OMB said the amended bill would increase single-family home availability and promote homeownership for working families, and urged the Senate to pass it.
Assessments
Murphy took concrete same-term Senate actions toward the housing affordability promise: he voted for the Senate-passed H.R. 6644/21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on March 12, 2026, publicly backed it, joined S. 3904 on February 24, 2026, and pressed appropriators on Emergency Housing Vouchers. But as of May 31, 2026, the main housing package still required additional Senate action after the House amended it on May 20, and the promised affordability/accessibility outcome had not been enacted or implemented. This merits partial credit for active work, not full delivery.