any housing package must address our nation’s housing affordability crisis ... delivering on our shared commitment to restoring access to the American Dream of homeownership. We are proud to endorse the latest House version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
Mark Alford will support bipartisan housing legislation to address housing affordability and restore access to homeownership.
Occurrences
I was proud to support this commonsense legislation to expand homeownership, lower costs, and increase supply. We’re one step closer to saving the American Dream, and I urge my colleagues in the Senate to swiftly pass this amended bill to send it to President Trump’s desk.
Evidence
Roll Call 57 was on H.R. 6644, Housing for the 21st Century Act. The vote question was on motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended; status: Passed; total vote 390 yea to 9 nay. The party totals were Republican 192 yea and Democratic 198 yea. Alford, Republican, Missouri, voted Yea.
Congress.gov lists H.R.6644 as the Housing for the 21st Century Act, sponsored by Rep. French Hill, with status Passed House. The CRS summary says the bill revises federal housing programs by expanding available financing for affordable housing and providing grants for planning and community development activities, including strategies to support affordable housing.
Roll Call 12 was on H.R. 5184, the Affordable HOMES Act. The vote question was on passage; status: Passed; total vote 263 yea to 147 nay. Party totals were Republican 206 yea and Democratic 57 yea. Alford, Republican, Missouri, voted Yea.
Congress.gov identifies H.R.5184 as the Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act, or Affordable HOMES Act. The CRS summary says the bill rescinds Department of Energy energy-efficiency regulations applicable to manufactured housing and eliminates DOE authority to issue similar regulations. Congress.gov lists the bill as Passed House and received in the Senate.
Assessments
The promise was to support bipartisan housing legislation, not necessarily to single-handedly enact a final housing law. During Alford's current House term, he voted yes on H.R.6644, the Housing for the 21st Century Act, which passed the House 390-9 with broad bipartisan support and addressed affordable housing financing, planning, and community development. He also voted for H.R.5184, a narrower manufactured-housing affordability bill with some bipartisan support. Because Alford directly supported qualifying bipartisan housing-affordability legislation in office, the promise is best scored as delivered in the same term.