A rare display of bipartisanship, the Senate overwhelmingly voted to pass a sweeping housing bill on Monday—with only five lawmakers voting against the legislation. Ten other Senators did not vote.
All five of the lawmakers who voted against the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act are Republicans: Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Rick Scott of Florida, and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.
The bill seeks to increase the U.S. housing supply by easing regulations and encouraging building, lower housing costs, restrict the presence of institutional investors in the single-family housing market, and give more control over housing to local jurisdictions, among a host of other provisions
The legislation now heads to the House, where it is similarly expected to pass with broad support from both sides of the aisle, and could reach President Donald Trump’s desk as soon as this week.
Here’s what each of the five Senators who voted against the bill have said about it.
Tommy Tuberville
Tuberville said in a written statement to TIME that he’s “looking for ways to bring down housing costs for American families. But giving the federal government more control over housing is not the answer.”
“We have seen time and time again that writing a blank check to blue cities means that federal tax dollars will end up in the hands of illegals instead of going to the American citizens it was intended to help,” Tuberville said. “This bill also expands the already bloated Department of Housing and Urban Development, which is the opposite of what we need to be doing. We should be focused on getting government out of the way and allowing the free market to drive down costs through competition and a booming economy.”
Tuberville also voted against an earlier Senate version of the bill in March. At the time, a spokesperson for the Senator told the Alabama Daily News that “like President Trump,” Tuberville “thinks the Save America Act is our No. 1 priority and doesn’t think we should be wasting our time on anything else.”
Trump that month vowed not to sign any legislation until Congress passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, a bill that would impose stricter voter identification requirements. Months later, the President is continuing to press congressional Republicans to push the legislation through.
The White House has, however, expressed support for the final version of the housing bill.
Mike Lee
In a statement following his nay vote, Lee contended that the legislation fails to adequately address the housing affordability issue
“Americans need more affordable housing. Unfortunately, this bill doesn’t do enough to provide it, instead increasing the federal government’s long-running and failed involvement in the U.S. housing market,” Lee said.
Source:
https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/housing-bill-congress-senators-voted-against/
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