A bill to require a process for the exclusion of certain articles used in home constructions from certain duties, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3943 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3943 To require a process for the exclusion of certain articles used in home constructions from certain duties, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2026 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Coons, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require a process for the exclusion of certain articles used in home constructions from certain duties, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Tariff Exclusion Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the United States is facing a severe housing affordability crisis; (2) the median price of a single-family home exceeds five times the median household income, putting homeownership out of reach for millions of hardworking people in the United States; (3) one of the primary drivers of the housing affordability crisis is a shortage of supply of homes; (4) impartial analysis shows that the United States housing supply is 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 units short of long-run demand; (5) overcoming the housing affordability crisis requires significant investment in home construction in the United States; (6) a wide range of products are necessary in the construction of a new home, ranging from lumber and cement to electrical and plumbing fixtures to cabinetry and drywall; (7) while many of those products are produced in the United States, the United States lacks sufficient production capacity for all relev