The Senate on Thursday passed a landmark housing bill by a massive bipartisan margin and sent it to the House, where it faces an uncertain future as lawmakers fume over being shut out of the negotiati...

WASHINGTON – The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan housing reform bill on March 12 as both parties attempt to laser focus on affordability issues ahead of the midterm elections.

Republican Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota said the bill would help rural states like his, saying it updates a U.S. Department of Agriculture rural housing program for the first time in a decade.