Washington, July 13 -- Representative Val Hoyle issued the following press release:

Late Friday night, the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law after passing both the House and Senate. Although the President did not sign the bill, it automatically became law after sitting for 10 days on his desk. Rep. Hoyle released the following statement after the bill became law:

"On Friday, one of the most significant housing bills in decades became law. We all worked together to make this happen so that there's more affordable housing and it's easier to build housing, especially in our rural areas where we have a severe housing shortage," said Rep. Hoyle. "I wish I could say that after all that bipartisan work and overwhelming suppo...