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Chairman Hill on FY26 NDAA and the Path Forward on Housing Reforms

Washington, December 7, 2025

Today, House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the text of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was released without the Senate-passed housing provisions: 

“I share the president’s goals of expanding Americans’ access to housing that fits their needs by reducing regulatory roadblocks to development, increasing housing supply and choice, and strengthening accountability. It is critical that we deliver real solutions that empower Americans and strengthen communities. This month, the Financial Services Committee will advance solutions to tackle housing cost and access challenges for American families, homeowners, and renters. Next year, we look forward to working with our Senate colleagues to send a bill to the president’s desk that reflects the views of both chambers and leads to more affordable choices for America’s homeowners and renters.”

Additional Information:

Last Congress, Chairman Hill sponsored H.R. 9990, the ROAD to Housing Act in the House as a companion to Senator Tim Scott’s (R-SC) bill offered in the Senate. The bill introduced this year by the Senate and originally included in the Senate-passed version of the NDAA is not the same bill as the one Chairman Hill sponsored last Congress.

Under Chairman Hill, the Committee has held several hearings on housing.

  • On December 3, 2025, the full Committee held a hearing entitled “Building Capacity: Reducing Government Roadblocks to Housing Supply.” The Committee reviewed 41 bipartisan solutions to address barriers to affordable housing.

  • On July 16, 2025, the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing entitled “HOME 2.0: Modern Solutions to the Housing Shortage.”

  • On June 12, 2025, the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing entitled “Housing in the Heartland: Addressing Our Rural Housing Needs.”

  • On May 14, 2025, the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing entitled “Expanding Choice and Increasing Supply: Housing Innovation in America.”

  • On March 4, 2025, the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing entitled “Building Our Future: Increasing Housing Supply in America.”