{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hoyle.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-hoyle-statement-on-the-21st-century-road-to-housing-bill-becoming-law", "REP. HOYLE STATEMENT ON THE 21ST CENTURY ROAD TO HOUSING BILL BECOMING LAW", "2026-07-13", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Val T. Hoyle", "H001094", "hoyle.house.gov", "hoyle", "https://hoyle.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Late Friday night, the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law after passing both the House and Senate. Although the President did not sign the bill, it automatically became law after sitting for 10 days on his desk. Rep. Hoyle released the following statement after the bill became law:\n\n\u201cOn Friday, one of the most significant housing bills in decades became law. We all worked together to make this happen so that there\u2019s more affordable housing and it\u2019s easier to build housing, especially in our rural areas where we have a severe housing shortage,\u201d said Rep. Hoyle. \u201cI wish I could say that after all that bipartisan work and overwhelming support from Democrats and Republicans in Congress, that the President signed the bill. But it wasn\u2019t a priority for him.\"\n\nRep. Hoyle went on to add that legislation like this is what can happen when this Congress comes together and focuses on the priorities of the American people.\n\nBackground\n\nThe 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is the most significant piece of housing legislation passed in decades and is an important step to addressing the housing affordability crisis. The bill expands affordable housing, especially where rural communities have been left behind. Some other highlights of the bill include the following:\n\nThe full bill text can be found here as well as Rep. Hoyle\u2019s initial release on the bill passage.\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://hoyle.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-hoyle-statement-on-the-21st-century-road-to-housing-bill-becoming-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8077300153672695, "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"}