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Text of Senate Amendment 5831

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On 2026-06-17, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5831" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5831

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 102 (Wednesday, June 17, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 17, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2900] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5831. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5823 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Warren)) to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title VIII, add the following: SEC. 806. ADDITIONAL REPORTS. (a) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for not less than 10 years, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue a report that measures and tracks the affordability of housing in the United States, which shall include comprehensive analysis on housing affordability for middle income homeowners, using the metric of annual housing costs as not more than 30 percent of gross income for the definition of affordability. (b) GAO Report on Outcomes.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and again not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall issue a report on the outcomes of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, including how this Act-- (1) affected housing supply outcomes in the period covered by the report, including whether-- (A) the Act directly increased the production of single- family housing units; (B) permit issuance rates materially different; and (C) approval times for new privately-owned residential construction permits changed; (2) affected affordability and the housing market during the period covered by the report, including-- (A) a decomposition of the drivers of homeownership affordability that were directly affected by this Act; (B) whether median home prices decreased, and if so, by how much; (C) whether the Act directly caused an increase in construction of single-family homes; (D) any house price to income ratio changes that can be directly attributed to the Act; and (E) whether homeownership of single-family homes became more attainable after the enactment of the Act as compared to before the enactment of the Act; and (3) affected Federal expenditures, including-- (A) the total Federal outlays under each title of the Act during the period covered by the report; (B) whether expenditures were duplicative of existing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Agriculture, or the Federal Housing Finance Agency; and (C) whether the Act increased Federal outlays or increased the Federal deficit during the period covered by the report. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5831 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 102 (Wednesday, June 17, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 17, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2900] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5831. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5823 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Warren)) to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title VIII, add the following: SEC. 806. ADDITIONAL REPORTS. (a) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for not less than 10 years, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue a report that measures and tracks the affordability of housing in the United States, which shall include comprehensive analysis on housing affordability for middle income homeowners, using the metric of annual housing costs as not more than 30 percent of gross income for the definition of affordability. (b) GAO Report on Outcomes.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and again not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall issue a report on the outcomes of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, including how this Act-- (1) affected housing supply outcomes in the period covered by the report, including whether-- (A) the Act directly increased the production of single- family housing units; (B) permit issuance rates materially different; and (C) approval times for new privately-owned residential construction permits changed; (2) affected affordability and the housing market during the period covered by the report, including-- (A) a decomposition of the drivers of homeownership affordability that were directly affected by this Act; (B) whether median home prices decreased, and if so, by how much; (C) whether the Act directly caused an increase in construction of single-family homes; (D) any house price to income ratio changes that can be directly attributed to the Act; and (E) whether homeownership of single-family homes became more attainable after the enactment of the Act as compared to before the enactment of the Act; and (3) affected Federal expenditures, including-- (A) the total Federal outlays under each title of the Act during the period covered by the report; (B) whether expenditures were duplicative of existing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Agriculture, or the Federal Housing Finance Agency; and (C) whether the Act increased Federal outlays or increased the Federal deficit during the period covered by the report. ______