Safe and affordable housing is out of reach for too many Idaho families, and we all pay the price when rents are too high. Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo is working to alleviate these housing challenges through the introduction of the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act. This bipartisan package includes long-term policy solutions that are needed to address our state’s housing challenges — including more than 40 provisions aimed at cutting red tape to access federal housing assistance, building more homes and updating outdated programs.

Rents are unaffordable for the average Idaho renter. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s 2025 Out of Reach Report, an Idaho renter needs to earn nearly $28 an hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment, and renters livin

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