The 21st Century Roadway to Housing Act was passed the other day in the Senate by a vote of 89-10. It was shepherded by a bipartisan group led by South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.
The AIA supports the bill targeted at improving affordable real estate supply across the country and has lobbied for it since it was presented in 2025. Next, the bill will be voted on in the House.
Matt Toddy, on AIA’s federal government affairs committee, told AN, “AIA leaders applaud the Senate’s bipartisan work on the real estate costs championed by AIA since Evelyn Lee’s presidency and continued by 2026 AIA president Illya Azaroff.”
“While supporting the bill, we advise a Build America Buy America exemption for HUD to avoid disputes with Low-Income Housing Tax Credit tasks,” Toddy added. “AIA will continue to advocate for the exemption as the costs go back to the House.”