ICYMI: Andy Biggs and David Schweikert Vote Against Bipartisan Effort To Lower Housing Costs for Arizonans
6/26/26, 11:00 PM
This past week, Biggs and Schweikert rejected Congress' first major housing affordability package in 30 years. The bipartisan bill would have lowered barriers for working families to build and purchase homes and reigned in corporate investors from bulk-buying single-family properties.
From backing illegal tariffs driving up grocery prices, supporting healthcare cuts raising monthly premiums, and voting to keep gas prices high, Biggs and Schweikert have a clear record of making life more expensive for Arizonans.
Read more about how Biggs and Schweikert voted to keep housing out of reach for Arizona families:
Arizona Republic: 3 Arizona Republicans voted no on bipartisan housing bill
Laura Gersony, Stacey Barchenger
June 24, 2026
A sweeping housing bill created unlikely allies on Capitol Hill this week, as Arizona's left- and right-wing members of Congress joined together to pass a bill aimed at keeping big investors out of the country's housing market.
But Grand Canyon State lawmakers accounted for more than their fair share of "no" votes with three House Republicans from Arizona turning their thumbs down.
The U.S. House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on June 23 with a final tally of 358-32. The Senate passed the bill 85-5 the day before.
It was Congress' first major legislation on the issue in years.
GOP Reps. David Schweikert, Andy Biggs and Eli Crane of Arizona were among just 32 lawmakers who voted against the housing legislation.
The bill doesn't contain new spending, but it's designed to boost the country's supply of homes. The provisions include streamlining environmental review for homebuilding, creating guidelines for local jurisdictions when it comes to housing policy, and restricting how many homes big investors can own, a trend that some economists believe is driving up the cost of housing.
It drew bipartisan support during a midterm election year dominated by the issue of affordability.
Arizona gubernatorial candidates both turned down bill.
Though it created a rare moment of unity on Capitol Hill, the bill fared poorly among the top two contenders for Arizona governor.
Biggs has made housing affordability a key part of his platform as he asks voters to elect him governor, and blasted Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs for not doing enough to bring down housing costs.
Still, Biggs couldn't find enough to like in Congress' first major housing affordability package in at least 30 years.
Schweikert, too, was turned off by the measure.
Hobbs, meanwhile, was quick to urge the president to put his signature on the housing measure, what she called the "kind of bipartisan problem-solving Arizonans want from Washington."
"The President should sign it into law instead of letting six-year-old election conspiracy theories stand in the way of commonsense, bipartisan legislation," she said on social media.
Arizona Democrats' statewide coordinated campaign was more pointed in directly blaming Biggs and Schweikert for opposing the bill.
"Arizona working families are once again forced to shoulder the expensive, cost-hiking effects of their unpopular DC agenda," spokesperson Nicholas Simões Machado said in a statement.
Arizona’s Family: Arizona GOP governor candidates voted no on housing bill. Here’s why
Dennis Welch
June 25, 2026
Congress passed a bipartisan housing bill with overwhelming support, but President Trump is refusing to sign it unless lawmakers pass new voting restrictions first.
The Senate passed the 21st Century Road to Housing Act on an 85-5 vote, and the House followed on a 358-32 vote. Two of those dissenting votes came from Republicans running for Arizona governor: U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and David Schweikert.
The bill would cut regulations to speed up construction and limit corporate buyers, among other provisions. It addresses a pressing issue for Arizona voters: a shortage of affordable housing.
On the debate stage, both candidates expressed support for housing affordability.
But on the House floor, both voted against the measure.
KTAR: 3 Arizona Republicans, including 2 running for governor, vote against bipartisan housing bill
Kevin Stone
June 24, 2026
Three Arizona Republicans, including two who want to be the state’s next governor, voted against a bipartisan congressional bill that aims to reduce housing costs.
Arizona Republican Reps. Andy Biggs, David Schweikert and Eli Crane were among the no votes in the House. Biggs and Schweikert are running for governor this year, while Crane is seeking reelection in the 2nd Congressional District.
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is one of the most sweeping efforts in decades to increase the supply of housing and bring down prices.
It would reduce federal regulations, streamline environmental reviews, speed up the construction process and curb the influence of corporate landlords by limiting their ability to purchase single-family homes.
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