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HR4810119th CongressWALLET

BUILD Housing Act

Sponsored By: Representative Liccardo

Introduced

Summary

Streamlined NEPA review for certain HUD housing assistance. This bill would treat some HUD-administered aid as funds for a “special project” under section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994 so environmental review, decisions, and actions can be consolidated under the National Environmental Policy Act.

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  • HUD projects and grantees: Enables environmental review activity tied to specified HUD assistance to be conducted in a streamlined or consolidated way under NEPA, which can speed coordinated decision making and project action.
  • Indian Tribes: Expands tribal participation by changing the statute to allow a "State, Indian Tribe, or unit of general local government" to assume NEPA-related review duties and by adding a definition of "Indian Tribe" that points to the federally recognized tribe definition in the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act.
  • Scope limit: The designation would not apply when another NEPA procedure is already specified in law.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Streamlined environmental reviews for HUD housing

If enacted, HUD would be able to label some HUD-assisted projects as special projects for environmental review. That would allow one, streamlined review and decision process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related laws. This would not apply when another law already sets a specific NEPA process for that assistance. Federally recognized Indian Tribes would be allowed to take on these NEPA review duties, like states and local governments can. This could reduce delays for some HUD-assisted housing and community projects.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Liccardo

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Davidson

    OH • R

    Sponsored 12/16/2025

  • Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/18/2026

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