Congress Sets Path for Final Housing Bill Amid Broad Capitol Hill News
Congress appears poised to send a landmark bipartisan housing affordability bill (the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act) to President Trump by the end of next week, with the Senate ready to finalize and the House planning a swift two-thirds-vote path to speed passage; the White House backs the package, which includes curbs on large institutional investors and aims to boost homeownership and supply. The digest also covers lawmakers’ probes into Meta scam ads targeting seniors, Steil’s prediction-market ban, a White House AI-safety package, the NO FAKES Act, debates over the Iran peace deal, and other Capitol updates including Jay Clayton’s nomination status and Tom Kean Jr.’s return to the House.