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United States
Měiguó
美国
Congress
guóhuì
国会
to pass / to approve
tōngguò
通过
in decades / over the past decades
shùshí nián lái
数十年来
largest in scale
guīmó zuì dà
规模最大
structural particle
de
的
housing
zhùfáng
住房
affordability
kě fùdān xìng
可负担性
bill / legislation
fāàn
法案
。

United States
Měiguó
美国
Congress
guóhuì
国会
with / by
yǐ
以
bipartisan / both parties
liǎngdǎng
两党
overwhelming
yādǎoxìng
压倒性
majority
duōshù
多数
to pass / to approve
tōngguò
通过
the 21st Century Road to Housing Act
Èrshíyī Shìjì Zhùfáng Fāàn
《二十一世纪住房法案》
,
aimed at / with the goal of
zhǐ zài
旨在
by means of / through
tōngguò
通过
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
housing
zhùfáng
住房
supply
gōngjǐ
供给
in order to
lái
来
to alleviate / to ease
huǎnjiě
缓解
housing
zhùfáng
住房
crisis
wēijī
危机
。

June 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM

United States
Měiguó
美国
Congress
guóhuì
国会
on / at (formal)
yú
于
June 23rd
6 yuè 23 rì
6月23日
with / by
yǐ
以
bipartisan / both parties
liǎngdǎng
两党
overwhelming
yādǎoxìng
压倒性
majority
duōshù
多数
to pass / to approve
tōngguò
通过
the 21st Century Road to Housing Act
Èrshíyī Shìjì Zhùfáng Fāàn
《二十一世纪住房法案》
,
House of Representatives
zhòngyìyuàn
众议院
with / by
yǐ
以
358
sānbǎi wǔshíbā
三百五十八
to / versus
duì
对
32 votes
sānshí èr piào
三十二票
in favor / approving
zànchéng
赞成
。
Senate
cānyìyuàn
参议院
previously / the day before
cǐqián
此前
also / likewise (formal)
yì
亦
with / by
yǐ
以
85
bāshíwǔ
八十五
to / versus
duì
对
5 votes
wǔ piào
五票
by a large margin
gāo piào
高票
to pass
tōngguò
通过
completion particle
le
了
the said / this (formal)
gāi
该
bill / legislation
fāàn
法案
。
the said / this (formal)
gāi
该
bill / legislation
fāàn
法案
to include / to contain
bāohán
包含
more than / over (formal)
yú
逾
fifty items / provisions
wǔshí xiàng
五十项
provisions / clauses
tiáokuǎn
条款
,
core / central
héxīn
核心
goal / objective
mùbiāo
目标
is / being
wèi
为
by means of
tōngguò
通过
to expand / to increase
kuòdà
扩大
housing
zhùfáng
住房
supply
gōngjǐ
供给
in order to
lái
来
to push down / to reduce
yādī
压低
housing
zhùfáng
住房
costs
chéngběn
成本
。
bill / legislation
fāàn
法案
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
toward / regarding
duì
对
private equity
sīmù gǔquán
私募股权
investors
tóuzīzhě
投资者
large-scale
dàguīmó
大规模
purchasing / buying
gòumǎi
购买
single-family
dān jiātíng
单家庭
residential properties / homes
zhùzhái
住宅
structural particle
de
的
behavior / practice
xíngwéi
行为
to impose / to apply
jiāyǐ
加以
restrictions / controls
xiànzhì
限制
。
in addition / furthermore
cǐwài
此外
,
bill / legislation
fāàn
法案
also
hái
还
to stipulate / to specify
guīdìng
规定
,
federal government
liánbāng zhèngfǔ
联邦政府
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
toward / to
xiàng
向
to accelerate / to speed up
jiākuài
加快
housing
zhùfáng
住房
approval process
shěnpī
审批
structural particle
de
的
local governments
dìfāng zhèngfǔ
地方政府
to provide
tígōng
提供
additional / extra
éwài
额外
federal
liánbāng
联邦
funding / funds
zījīn
资金
。
the said / this (formal)
gāi
该
bill / legislation
fāàn
法案
now / currently
xiàn
现
to await
dài
待
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Trump (Donald Trump)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to sign into law
qiānshǔ
签署
after
hòu
后
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to take effect / to come into force
shēngxiào
生效
。

News in English

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US Congress Passes Largest Housing Affordability Bill in Decades

The US Congress passed the 21st Century Road to Housing Act with overwhelming bipartisan support, aiming to ease the housing crisis by boosting supply.

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Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
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zhōuwǔ
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qiángshì
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fǎntán
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gained more than
zhǎng chāo
涨超
400 points
400 diǎn
400点
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to end / to conclude
jiéshù
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volatile / turbulent
dòngdàng
动荡
(particle)
de
的
one week
yī zhōu
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。

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international
guójì
国际
oil prices
yóujià
油价
to maintain / to sustain
wéichí
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high level / elevated level
gāowèi
高位
,
Nasdaq (stock exchange)
Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
index
zhǐshù
指数
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zhōusì
周四
to close lower / to finish down
shōu diē
收跌
1.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī yī diǎn sān
1.3%
。

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OPEC
Ōu pèi kè
欧佩克
to announce
xuān bù
宣布
November
shí yī yuè
十一月
oil / petroleum
shí yóu
石油
output / production
chǎn liàng
产量
to maintain / to keep
bǎo chí
保持
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
。

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