# 119-hr-3585: Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2025

119-hr-3585, Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3585
- Congress: 119
- Title: Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would create a Capacity Building for Business Districts pilot program** within the Public Works and Economic Development Act to fund technical assistance and revitalization for local business districts in low-income, rural, minority, and Native communities. The pilot focuses on place-based help, grants to intermediaries, and support that strengthens local business districts and underserved small firms. - Local business district organizations would be eligible as subrecipients if they are public entities or nonprofits under sections 501(c)(3)-(6). They could get direct technical assistance and pass-through grant funds to support business services and physical improvements. - National or multi‑area intermediaries would qualify as specified recipients if they operate across multiple EDA regions and show experience delivering capacity building. Grants would be competitive and multiple awards would be made to different organizations. - The pilot would prioritize distressed communities, including rural areas and Indian Tribes, require broad geographic distribution, set an initial grant term of at least 2 years, ban administration through a regional office, and require reporting on subrecipients, fund use, geographic reach, NAICS codes, and jobs created or retained.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pilot grants for local business districts: benefit, low. If enacted, this would start a pilot to fund groups that help local business districts. The Secretary would award competitive grants to multi‑region nonprofits with proven experience. Money would pay for training, technical help, and operating support for eligible local nonprofits or public entitie…
- New reporting rules for grantees: cost, low. If enacted, specified recipients would have to file reports no more than once a year. Reports would list subrecipients and addresses, explain how funds were used, note areas served, list each assisted entity’s name and NAICS code, and count jobs created or kept. The Secretary could require other pr…

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- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3585 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3585)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3585 (as of 2026-09-21).