On June 4, 2026, Dan Sullivan voted against an amendment that redirects $62.1 billion from funds intended for immigration enforcement towards the Housing Department's HOME program, which pays for affordable housing, and against a second amendment to fund HOME to build 7 million homes. Both were voted down, and he then voted for the bill, which passed 52 to 47 with the enforcement money and without the housing money. Alaska has only 6,002 rental homes affordable and available for its 17,194 renter households with the lowest incomes.
Sullivan voted to confirm Scott Turner as housing secretary. Turner's department has proposed letting housing agencies put a two-year limit on rental aid, a rule CBPP estimates would put 3,200 Alaskans at risk of losing assistance if adopted, and it cut grants to fair housing groups and lost 29 percent of its staff.
Dan Sullivan's Votes and Confirmations on Housing
- Sullivan Voted Against Moving $62.1 Billion From Immigration Enforcement to Affordable Housing in June 2026. On June 4, 2026, Dan Sullivan voted no on a motion to allow the Reed-Bennet amendment to the Secure America Act, which redirects $62.1 billion from funds intended for immigration enforcement towards the Housing Department's HOME Investment Partnerships Program. It failed 46 to 53. The same day he voted no on Senator Maggie Hassan's amendment funding HOME to build 7 million homes, which failed 46 to 52. He then voted for the bill, which passed 52 to 47. The U.S. has a shortage of 7.2 million rental homes affordable and available to the renters with the lowest incomes, the National Low Income Housing Coalition found.
- Sullivan Cast One of the 50 Votes for a Law Whose Cuts Reach Renters With Federal Help. On July 1, 2025, Sullivan voted yes on H.R. 1, which passed 50 to 50 with the Vice President's vote. The law cuts Medicaid, and three in four households with rental assistance include a person who receives health coverage through Medicaid, CBPP found. The National Low Income Housing Coalition warned the Medicaid and SNAP cuts will make it harder for low-income renters to keep a roof over their heads. The law also set abrupt end dates of December 31, 2025, for 25C, the tax credit for insulation, windows and heat pumps that lower a home's heating bill.
- Sullivan Voted to Confirm Scott Turner, Whose HUD Proposed Time Limits on Rental Aid and Cut Fair Housing Enforcement. On February 5, 2025, Sullivan voted to confirm Scott Turner as secretary of housing and urban development; he was confirmed 55 to 44. He also voted to confirm Turner's deputy, Andrew Hughes. Turner's HUD has proposed a rule letting housing agencies establish term limits of no less than two years for non-elderly, non-disabled families and adopt work requirements of up to 40 hours per week; CBPP estimates as many as 3.7 million people, more than half of them children, would be at risk if agencies adopt it. The rule is not final. HUD also proposed ending aid to families with mixed immigration status, saying this rulemaking would adversely affect some tenants and applicants. In February 2025 HUD issued a Feb. 27 order that aimed to cancel a total of 78 grants to fair housing groups, which a judge partly reversed; private groups like these handled over 75% of all housing discrimination complaints. HUD's workforce fell by 29 percent in 2025, going down to roughly 6,300 workers, and auditors found the cuts made it harder for these groups to get information from HUD.
- Sullivan Voted to Confirm the Homeland Security Secretaries Whose Enforcement Has Slowed Home Building. Sullivan voted to confirm Kristi Noem (January 25, 2025) and Markwayne Mullin (March 23, 2026) as secretary of homeland security. Home builders say immigration enforcement discouraged legally authorized workers from reporting to jobsites, delaying home construction and raising costs, and a Texas builder told Marketplace one phase of homes will likely take 18 months instead of 12.
What the Housing Decisions Dan Sullivan Backed Mean for Alaska Renters
- Homes for the lowest-income renters. Alaska has 6,002 rental homes affordable and available for 17,194 renter households with the lowest incomes, a shortage of 11,192 homes, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
- Rent. An Alaska worker needs to earn $30.59 an hour to afford a modest two-bedroom rental, and the state has 89,700 renter households, the coalition reports.
- Rental aid at risk. If housing agencies adopt HUD's proposed time limit and work requirement, 3,200 Alaskans, including 1,700 children, would be at risk of losing rental assistance, CBPP estimates.
Frequently Asked Questions About Dan Sullivan on Housing costs
What is Dan Sullivan's record on housing costs under Trump?
Dan Sullivan voted against moving $62.1 billion from immigration enforcement to the HOME affordable housing program and against funding HOME to build 7 million homes, then voted for the enforcement bill. He voted for the 2025 law whose Medicaid cuts reach renters with federal help. He voted to confirm Scott Turner, whose HUD proposed time limits on rental aid that CBPP says would put 3,200 Alaskans at risk.
Did Dan Sullivan vote against affordable housing funding in 2026?
Yes. Dan Sullivan voted no on June 4, 2026 on two amendments to fund the HOME program, which failed 46 to 53 and 46 to 52. Alaska is short 11,192 homes that the lowest-income renters can afford, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
Would HUD's proposed time limits on rental assistance affect Alaska?
Dan Sullivan voted to confirm Scott Turner, whose HUD proposed the two-year time limit, and CBPP estimates 3,200 people in Alaska, including 1,700 children, would be at risk if housing agencies adopt it. The proposal is not final, and it would let each agency decide whether to impose a limit of no less than two years.
Last updated: 2026-10-25