Imperial Decree of Imperator Trumpius Caesar
On the Removal of Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction

In the grand year of the American Imperium, on the thirteenth day of March in the year 2026, Imperator Donaldus J. Trumpius Caesar, Supreme Builder of the American Dream, proclaims the following decree by the authority granted to him by the Constitution, the laws of the United States, and an exceptionally confident sense of leadership.

The Sacred Dream of Homeownership

For generations, the American Dream has included a home of one’s own—complete with a front porch, a backyard, and the freedom to fire up a grill whenever destiny calls.

Yet in recent decades, this dream has been besieged by endless scrolls of regulations, slow-moving permit processes, and bureaucratic guardians of paperwork. These regulatory legions have delayed construction, restricted development, and raised housing costs higher than the columns of a Roman triumphal arch.

Thus, the administration of Trumpius Caesar declares:
The unnecessary barriers to building homes shall fall.

Assault on the Fortresses of Regulation

The Praefect of Civil Works of the Imperial Army and the High Steward of the Environmental Protection Authority shall review the empire’s regulations governing stormwater, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and other watery obstacles.

Their mission:

• reduce construction costs
• streamline regulatory decisions
• lower property-related burdens
• improve insurability for homeowners

Key targets for review include stormwater permits, federal water-quality limits, municipal drainage systems, and dredge-and-fill regulations under the Clean Water Act.

Reforming the Ministries of the Realm

The following imperial ministers shall examine and remove excessive rules hindering residential construction:

• the Grand Minister of Commerce
• the Custodian of Housing and Urban Realms
• the Master of Roads and Transportation
• the Architect of Federal Housing Finance

Their task is to encourage the construction of affordable homes—especially single-family homes in suburban and exurban territories of the realm.

The Edicts of Energy and Efficiency

Senior ministers of Agriculture, Housing, Energy, and Federal Housing Finance shall review costly requirements related to energy efficiency, water use, and alternative energy mandates.

The guiding principle of the decree:
A home should be built with common sense, not buried beneath a mountain of mandates.

Swift Permits for Builders of the Realm

The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality shall issue guidance enabling federal agencies to streamline environmental reviews.

Infrastructure projects supporting housing—roads, water systems, sewer networks—shall face fewer bureaucratic obstacles, allowing builders to raise homes with greater speed.

Guidance for States and Cities

Within sixty days, the Custodian of Housing and Urban Realms shall develop best practices for states and local governments to encourage housing construction.

These recommendations include:

• faster permit timelines
• lower permitting fees
• fewer cost-increasing mandates
• greater acceptance of modular and manufactured housing
• removing artificial restrictions on building outside urban centers

The aim: more homes, built faster, at lower cost.

Opportunity Zones: New Frontiers of Construction

The Imperial Treasurer and the Custodian of Housing shall explore ways to align federal programs with Opportunity Zone tax incentives to encourage new single-family housing development.

Additional coordination with the New Markets Tax Credit may help direct investment into communities that need housing growth the most.

Final Imperial Provisions

This decree shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and available funding. It creates no enforceable legal claims but serves as a directive to restore balance between regulation and construction across the empire.

Issued from the White House in Washington on March 13, 2026.

Donaldus J. Trumpius Caesar
Imperator of the American Dream
Breaker of Bureaucratic Chains
Builder of Golden Towers