- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Procedure
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: June 16, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
21ST CENTURY ROAD TO HOUSING ACT
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Curtis). The Chair lays before the Senate the following message from the House.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the
Senate to the bill (H.R. 6644) entitled “An act to increase
the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes,”
with an amendment to the Senate amendment.
Motion to Concur with Amendment No. 5823
(Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.)
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 6644 with a further substitute amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The bill clerk read as follows:
The Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Thune] moves to concur
in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644,
with an amendment numbered 5823.
(The amendment is printed in today's Record under “Text of Amendments.”)
Cloture Motion
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk for the motion to concur with further amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
Cloture Motion
We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the
provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate,
do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to
concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.
6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America,
and for other purposes, with amendment No. 5823.
John Thune, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Katie Boyd
Britt, Pete Ricketts, John Barrasso, Bernie Moreno, Tim
Sheehy, Mike Crapo, Joni Ernst, John Cornyn, Cindy
Hyde-Smith, Jon A. Husted, Mike Rounds, John Boozman,
Jim Banks, John R. Curtis, Lindsey Graham.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to concur with further amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The yeas and nays are ordered.
Amendment No. 5824 to Amendment No. 5823
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk to the motion to concur with further amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The bill clerk read as follows:
The Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Thune] proposes an
amendment numbered 5824 to amendment No. 5823.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask that the reading be dispensed with.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To improve the bill)
At the end add the following:
“This Act shall take effect 1 day after the date of
enactment.”
Motion to Refer with Amendment No. 5825
Mr. THUNE. I move to refer the House Message on H.R. 6644 to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The bill clerk read as follows:
The Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Thune] moves to refer a
House message to accompany H.R. 6644 to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs with an amendment
numbered 5825.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To improve the bill)
At the end add the following:
“This Act shall take effect 4 days after the date of
enactment.”
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on my motion.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The yeas and nays are ordered.
Amendment No. 5826
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I have an amendment to the instructions.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The bill clerk read as follows:
The Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Thune] proposes an
amendment numbered 5826 to the instructions of the motion to
refer with amendment No. 5825.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask that the reading be dispensed with.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To improve the bill)
Strike “4 days” and insert “3 days”
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The yeas and nays are ordered.
Amendment No. 5827 to Amendment No. 5826
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The bill clerk read as follows:
The Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Thune] proposes an
amendment numbered 5827 to amendment No. 5826.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To improve the bill)
Strike “3 days” and insert ”2 days”
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask that the reading be dispensed with.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.