It’s not exactly a secret that Congress — like American politics as a whole — is deeply divided and fractured along party lines.
Outside of perhaps the topic ofartificial intelligence(and perhaps the occasionalClinton scandal), the issues that garner bipartisan support in Congress are few and far between.
And even given those topics, Americans seldom seeoverwhelmingbipartisan support for any bill trying to make its way through lawmakers.
Well, apparently, there is at least one subject that both Republicans and Democrats — even when it’s something that President Donald Trump proudly supports — can get behind: Housing affordability issues.
According toFox News, the House passed a bipartisan bill aimed at making affording homes easier for Americans.
And it passed by a whopping 390-9 margin.
The sweeping housing package voted on Monday — the “Housing for the 21st Century Act” — is designed to boost the nation’s supply of affordable homes. The proposal pulls together several strategies, from encouraging more multifamily construction to allowing taller buildings on smaller pieces of land. It also pushes states and local governments to loosen permitting rules that often slow or block new projects.
One piece of the plan focuses on cutting red tape at the federal level.
The bill would create a new pilot program within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to offer grants for developing “pattern books” of pre-approved home designs. These designs would already meet local building codes, making it easier and faster for communities to move projects forward.
Supporters say this approach could shave months, or even years, off the approval process for certain types of housing.
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