Build
What does it mean?
BuildHousing costs have risen faster than incomes across much of the country over recent decades, shaping where people can afford to live. The debate spans supply and zoning, rental assistance, mortgage finance, and homelessness — touching affordability, economic mobility, and household stability.
- Ted CruzTX (S)Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

- John KennedyLA (S)Senate Committee on Appropriations

- Jeff MerkleyOR (S)Senate Committee on Appropriations

- Michael LawlerNY (H)House Committee on Financial Services

- Gary C. PetersMI (S)Senate Committee on Appropriations

- Jim BanksIN (S)Senate Committee on Armed Services

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Senate Committee on AppropriationsThe Senate Committee on Appropriations is responsible for legislation allocating federal funds prior to expenditure from the treasury. Appropriations are generally limited to the levels set by the Budget Resolution drafted by the Senate Committee on the Budget. The Committee is also responsible for supplemental spending bills, which are sometimes needed in the middle of a fiscal year to compensate for emergency expenses.+21
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