After a year of negotiations, the Senate and House have passed separate major housing bills that now must be conferenced to advance cohesive legislation. Take action.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Actpassed the Senate in early March by a wide bipartisan margin, and now must be conferenced with the House of Representatives which passed its own version. This is a critical step where the final shape of this legislation will be determined.

As ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry wrote to senators ahead of the Senate passage, “In our religious tradition, housing is a moral issue that concerns human beings created in God’s image for a life of dignity in justice. When families cannot afford stable shelter, many other aspects of life – employment, education, health, and safety – are at risk.” Lutheran and ecumenical congregations are seeing the housing crisis firsthand, and many are already working to build affordable housing and emergency shelters on church property. But the faith community cannot do this alone. 

The ROAD to Housing Act as amended by the Senate would expand housing supply, support rural communities, strengthen disaster recovery programs vital to Lutheran Disaster Response efforts, and open pathways to manufactured housing in underserved areas. It is critical that lawmakers pass this legislation as soon as possible ahead of a busy legislative season. 

Contact your members of Congress today – and urge them to support a strong, effective conferenced version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act – one that meaningfully expands access to safe affordable homes.

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