--- title: SR 1053. Trump, President Donald J.; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr1053 cite_as: SR 1053, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1053 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1053.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1053/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74502 date: 2026-03-27 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Trump, President Donald J.; commend ## Text Senate Resolution 1053 By: Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Still of the 48th, Robertson of the 29th, Gooch of the 51st, Albers of the 56th and others A RESOLUTION Commending President Donald J. Trump for his leadership and continued efforts to make home ownership more affordable and achievable for all Americans by reducing regulatory barriers, adopting innovative platforms, expanding housing supply, protecting prospective homebuyers, and advancing policies aimed at restoring the American Dream of homeownership; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, on January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump directed executive departments and agencies to pursue actions to lower the cost of housing and expand housing supply as part of a broader effort to deliver emergency price relief for American families; and WHEREAS, on January 20, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order to stop large institutional investors from competing with working families for single-family homes, directing federal agencies to prevent federally influenced housing programs and transactions from being used to advantage large Wall Street–backed purchasers over new homebuyers; and WHEREAS, under President Trump's leadership, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development moved to reduce regulatory burdens tied to the federal Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing framework, with HUD stating that the revised rule would return to a more limited statutory understanding and remove costly federal mandates that had burdened local communities and complicated housing development; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of making homeownership more affordable, HUD announced that the Federal Housing Administration would rescind more than a dozen regulatory policies in its Single Family mortgage insurance program in order to cut red tape, reduce compliance costs, and eliminate financial and regulatory burdens associated with the home financing process; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order entitled "Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction," directing federal agencies to identify and remove unnecessary regulatory burdens that delay housing development, increase construction costs, restrict manufactured and modular housing, and limit the supply of homes available to American families; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed a second Executive Order entitled "Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit," declaring it to be the policy of the United States to improve the availability and affordability of mortgage credit, reduce regulatory burdens on lenders, embrace modern technology, foster consumer choice, modernize origination and closing standards, and promote competition among mortgage lenders in order to help drive down borrowing costs for American homebuyers; and WHEREAS, modernizing the mortgage process through the use of secure digital documentation, streamlined verification methods, and flexible notarization options can significantly reduce delays, lower transaction costs, and improve the overall homebuying process; and WHEREAS, in that Executive Order, President Donald J. Trump directed key federal housing and lending officials to consider eliminating unnecessary wet-signature requirements for mortgage disclosures, applications, and closing documents while further calling for the standardization and acceptance of electronic signatures, e-notes, and remote online notarization as well as the promotion of digital mortgage standards, thereby advancing a common-sense modernization of the mortgage system so that families can pursue homeownership with fewer delays, lower costs, and less interference from outdated federal bureaucracy; and WHEREAS, through these actions, President Trump has sought to reduce artificial barriers to housing affordability, protect the ability of families to compete in the housing market, and reestablish homeownership as an attainable goal for hardworking Americans. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend President Donald J. Trump for his leadership and continued efforts to make homeownership more affordable for all Americans by reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens, expanding housing supply, and modernizing the mortgage process in order to help restore the American Dream of homeownership for working families across this nation. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate resolution commends President Donald J. Trump for federal actions aimed at making homeownership more affordable, citing executive orders on housing regulation and mortgage lending. The resolution has no legal effect on Georgia law. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate, not a law that changes any Georgia statute. It praises President Donald J. Trump for a series of federal executive orders and agency actions related to housing affordability, including efforts to reduce regulatory burdens at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, limit institutional investors from buying up single-family homes, remove barriers to home construction, and modernize mortgage processes through digital signatures and remote notarization. The resolution recites a list of these federal actions in its 'whereas' clauses, then formally states that the Georgia Senate commends the President for this work. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and press. It does not create any new Georgia rule, program, or funding. ### What it does - Formally commends President Donald J. Trump for federal housing and mortgage policy actions, with no binding legal effect. - Recites a list of federal executive orders and HUD actions related to housing affordability and mortgage regulation as background. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. - Does not amend any Georgia statute, create funding, or impose any requirement on Georgia agencies or residents. ### Who it affects This resolution does not directly regulate any group. It speaks generally to the Georgia Senate's own view of federal housing policy and instructs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies publicly. ### Why it matters Because this is a commendatory resolution rather than a law, it does not change any rule, program, or funding in Georgia. Its practical effect is limited to expressing the Senate's position and making the statement publicly available. ### Key provisions - The 'whereas' clauses describe multiple federal executive orders, including one from January 20, 2026 aimed at limiting institutional investors' purchases of single-family homes. - The resolution references a March 13, 2026 executive order, 'Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction,' directing federal agencies to ease housing development rules. - It references a second March 13, 2026 executive order, 'Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit,' aimed at modernizing mortgage practices like digital signatures and remote notarization. - The resolved clause formally commends President Trump for these housing affordability efforts on behalf of the Georgia Senate. - The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-27) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-03-27) - Sponsors: Jason Anavitarte, Shawn Still, Randy Robertson, Steve Gooch, John Albers, Carden Summers, Billy Hickman, Chuck Payne, Greg Dolezal, Lee Anderson, Drew Echols, Ricky Williams, Sam Watson, Max Burns, Frank Ginn, Clint Dixon, Bill Cowsert, Mike Hodges, Brian Strickland, Blake Tillery - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74502 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1053.md?full=1