{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moreno.senate.gov/press-releases/moreno-applauds-senate-passage-of-landmark-housing-affordability-bill", "Moreno Applauds Senate Passage of Landmark Housing Affordability Bill", "2026-06-22", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "OH", "Bernie Moreno", "M001242", "www.moreno.senate.gov", "moreno", "https://www.moreno.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) applauded the Senate passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to make the American Dream of homeownership more affordable and attainable for hardworking families.\n\n\u201cHomeownership is the cornerstone of the American Dream, but decades of failed leadership in Washington have given that dream away to Wall Street landlords over the American people,\u201d said Senator Moreno. \u201cI commend Chairman Tim Scott for getting this critical bipartisan bill across the finish line to put housing back in the hands of American families, not corporate slumlords.\u201d\n\nSenator Moreno\u2019s Priorities in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act:\n\nHomes Are for People not Corporations: Senator Moreno led the charge with Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) to codify President Trump\u2019s executive order banning Wall Street firms and private equity giants from purchasing single-family homes and driving up costs for everyday Americans.\n\nCommunity Investment and Prosperity Act: This bill led by Senator Moreno and Senator Lisa Blunt-Rochester (D-Del.) enhances banks\u2019 capacity to make private investments in affordable housing, unlocking billions in additional private capital without increasing taxpayer spending.\n\nAccelerating Home Building Act: To help communities establish pre-approved housing designs, this bill led by Senator Moreno, Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.), and Senator Lisa Blunt-Rochester (D-Del.) streamlines and expediates local construction processes to build more homes.\n\nVA Home Loan Awareness Act: This bill veterans and their families to take advantage of the VA Home Loan that does not require a down payment, private mortgage insurance, and lower interest rates.\n\nKey Wins for Hardworking Ohioans:\n\nFederal Housing Association Small-Dollar Mortgages: authorizes that U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help families purchase lower-priced homes by making small mortgage loans available and accessible for lenders and borrowers.\n\nBUILD Housing Act: By cutting environmental reviews and empowering state, local, and tribal governments.\n\nHOME Investment Partnerships and Reform Act: Reauthorizes and modernizes the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, HUD\u2019s largest and most flexible grants dedicated to creating and preserving affordable housing for low-and-moderate-income families. It also accelerates affordable housing production by making it more efficient for communities to build new units, rehabilitate existing homes, and help first-time homebuyers, increasing housing supply without new bureaucracy.\n\nHousing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act: Excludes disability benefits from HUD\u2019s annual income calculation so disabled veterans are not disqualified from accessing these vital services.", 1, "2026-06-24T06:25:30Z", "2026-06-24T06:26:49Z"]], "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://www.moreno.senate.gov/press-releases/moreno-applauds-senate-passage-of-landmark-housing-affordability-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.011366955935955, "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"}