# 2026-12240: HUD Asks: Are Your Building Supplies American Enough? 2026-12240, Request for Information Regarding Products and Categories of Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act, is a Federal Register notice from Housing and Urban Development Department published 2026-06-18, effective 2026-07-20; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12240 - As of: 2026-06-25 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-12240 - Title: Request for Information Regarding Products and Categories of Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act - Type: Notice - Agencies: Housing and Urban Development Department - Citation: 91 FR 36873 - Published: 2026-06-18 - Effective: 2026-07-20 - Comments close: 2026-07-20 - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-25 ## In one line HUD Asks: Are Your Building Supplies American Enough? ## Summary HUD wants to hear from manufacturers and suppliers about products used in housing projects funded by the Build America, Buy America Act. They’re checking which items are made in the U.S. to make sure future housing projects use American-made materials. If you have info, speak up by July 20, 2026, because this could shape how HUD spends money on building and fixing homes. ## Abstract This Request for Information (RFI) seeks public input, in support of HUD's implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA or the Act), on the availability of domestically manufactured items necessary for the construction, alteration, maintenance and repair of housing and certain other infrastructure projects in the United States funded through HUD's Federal Financial Assistance (FFA). The purpose of this RFI is to ensure HUD has comprehensive and up to date information on the domestic market, including the availability of BABA-compliant products and product categories used in HUD-assisted housing programs and other infrastructure projects involving buildings and real property. HUD is especially interested in comments from product manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and other stakeholders regarding the availability of the products used in the construction, alteration, maintenance and repair of housing and certain other infrastructure projects. ## Effects PRIA read - Manufacturers: Submit BABA Info by July 20: benefit, medium. If you manufacture or supply products used in HUD-funded housing projects, HUD asks you to submit information about domestic production and Build America, Buy America (BABA) compliance by July 20, 2026. HUD specifically asks for U.S. manufacturing locations, production quantities, whether final man… - HUD Lists Specific Housing Product Categories: benefit, low. HUD is asking for information about domestic availability and BABA compliance for specific product categories used in housing projects, including HVAC systems (e.g., VRF, heat pumps, PTAC), plumbing fixtures (toilets, sinks, faucets, tubs/showers), door hardware (electronic access), elevators, fire… - HUD May Grant Waivers for Unavailable Items: mixed, medium. HUD will use responses to evaluate whether short-term, product-specific or general applicability waivers from BABA are needed when products are unavailable. HUD has previously published waivers including Exigent Circumstances and De Minimis/Small Grants (Dec 14, 2022) and extensions for Tribal reci… - Responses Could Drive Domestic Production Expansion: benefit, medium. HUD will use the information it collects to decide how to engage industry to encourage expansion of domestic production and to estimate when items currently waived may become available from U.S. sources. 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