{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://goodlander.house.gov/media/press-releases/goodlander-backed-affordable-housing-bill-becomes-law/", "Goodlander-Backed Affordable Housing Bill Becomes Law", "2026-07-11", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Maggie Goodlander", "G000604", "goodlander.house.gov", "goodlander", "https://goodlander.house.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a comprehensive bipartisan bill championed by Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), was enacted into law last weekend after the 10-day constitutional clock expired. Goodlander co-sponsored six critical provisions in the final bill.\n\n\u201cThe 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act delivers a major victory for Granite Staters who are being priced out of the communities they love,\u201d said Congresswoman Goodlander. \u201cI fought to ensure the bill will speed up homebuilding, cut needless red tape in rural communities, expand modular and manufactured housing, support resident-owned communities, and help veterans access the home-loan benefits they earned.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe President\u2019s inexplicable refusal to sign this overwhelmingly bipartisan legislation doesn\u2019t take away from the result: Congress is taking practical, meaningful action to build more homes and lower costs. I am proud to have helped get this law across the finish line, and I will keep fighting until every hardworking Granite Stater has a fair shot at an affordable place to call home.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act \u2014 a bipartisan, bicameral effort \u2014 includes six Goodlander-cosponsored provisions that will:\n\nAccelerate home building with pre-approved \u201cpattern books\u201d for missing-middle and infill housing that speed up approvals and cut construction costs, especially in rural communities. (H.R. 5907)\n\nCut needless bureaucracy holding up the development of rural housing (H.R. 4989)\n\nExpand the housing supply by allowing modular housing to be built and financed more easily (H.R. 6293)\n\nSupport resident-owned manufactured housing communities by reauthorizing the PRICE grant program, which supports community ownership of housing communities by helping pay for infrastructure improvements and redevelopment (H.R. 4477)\n\nEnsure veterans and their families get the benefits they\u2019re entitled to when it comes to seeking home loans (H.R. 2362 and H.R. 3694)\n\nImprove Build America, Buy America by requiring updated, clearer guidance on how these requirements apply to the HOME program.\n\nThe new law is the latest success story for Goodlander\u2019s practical, bipartisan approach to tackling the housing crisis: clear the obstacles that make homes more expensive, back the people working to add supply, and make sure every federal dollar dedicated to this cause is actually delivering more homes people can afford.\n\nIt builds on a broader push by Goodlander to take on the forces driving up housing costs. She is helping to lead bipartisan legislation to expand financing for accessory dwelling units and affordable housing development, supported cracking down on corporate landlords and private equity firms that drive up rents and home prices, and backed efforts to increase housing supply and make homeownership more accessible for working families, seniors, and first-time buyers.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-14T07:08:55Z", "2026-07-14T07:10:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://goodlander.house.gov/media/press-releases/goodlander-backed-affordable-housing-bill-becomes-law/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2436050456017256, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}