House weighs changing Senate housing bill that includes large investor ban

House Republican leadership is weighing changes to bipartisan housing legislation that has already passed the Senate, despite President Donald Trump reiterating on Monday that the House should pass the legislation as is.

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Tuesday that Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) and Rep Maxine Waters (D-CA), the ranking member, want changes to the bill passed by the upper chamber.

“The House has some changes that we think that Chairman Hill and ranking member Waters have worked on that can be bipartisan, alleviate some of the concerns, and get a bipartisan, bicameral bill to the president’s desk,” Johnson said.

“I think everybody feels like it’s important, so we’re just working on some nuances,” the speaker said.

Attempting to pass a different bill than the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which cleared the Senate in March, could lead the House to reopen debate over several controversial aspects