# 119-hr-2979: BUILD Act of 2025

119-hr-2979, BUILD Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2979
- Congress: 119
- Title: BUILD Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Federal grants to upgrade facilities for small law enforcement and fire departments.** This bill creates two new, capped grant programs to fund construction, renovation, and related projects that improve emergency services, training, recruitment, community engagement, and public safety in jurisdictions under 50,000 people. - Small law enforcement agencies: Grants up to $4 million per project are available to state and local police agencies in jurisdictions under 50,000 residents for projects tied to five objectives like training, recruitment, and community safety. The Attorney General must issue guidance, aim for geographic equity, and report on the program; $250 million is authorized each year for FY2026–2028. - Fire departments and EMS: Career, combination, and volunteer fire departments serving 50,000 people or fewer may apply for grants up to $4 million for facility upgrades that boost firefighting, EMS, training, recruitment, and community engagement. FEMA will run the program and $250 million is authorized each year for FY2026–2028. - Oversight and studies: Both programs require public reporting two years after enactment and biennially through six years. The Attorney General and FEMA must run periodic surveys of construction needs and the Government Accountability Office must report on infrastructure sufficiency within one year. *Authorizes $250 million per year for each program for FY2026–2028, increasing federal spending for public safety infrastructure.*

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for police buildings in small communities: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would create a grant program for police agencies serving places under 50,000 people. The Attorney General could award up to $4,000,000 per project to modify, upgrade, or build facilities. Projects must clearly support emergency services, officer training, recruiting and retention,…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-2979 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2979)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2979 (as of 2026-04-21).