Big week ahead for major legislation to address housing affordability woes

Published March 2, 2026 6:00am ET



The Senate is pushing ahead with a bipartisan bill to improve housing affordability, teeing up a critical week for housing on Capitol Hill and raising major questions about what provisions will be included.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) filed cloture on legislation from the House on Thursday, and the Senate will hold a vote on whether to proceed on Monday. The situation, particularly about what will be added or stripped out of the House bill by the Senate, is fluid.

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