# 119-hr-4649: Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2025 119-hr-4649, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4649 - As of: 2026-07-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-4649 - Congress: 119 - Title: Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-07-23 - Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA) - Cosponsors: 1 - Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-19 ## Summary **Establishes a coordinated federal push to fund, standardize, and secure smart city technologies.** It creates an OSTP‑led Interagency Council, competitive regional demos and workforce pilots, and programs to promote standards and international market access for smart city tech. - Local governments and communities: Small, mid‑sized, rural, and Tribal governments can compete for regional demonstration grants that cover up to 50% of technology costs. The demonstration program is authorized at $100 million per year for 2026–2030 and requires grant outputs to be royalty‑free and publicly available. - Workers and training programs: The Department of Labor must deliver a workforce needs assessment within 180 days and run a five‑year TechHire pilot that funds industry‑aligned training leading to credentials. Grants are capped at $5 million per year and the pilot has $100 million authorized for 2026–2030. - Industry, standards, and international markets: NIST and a Cybersecurity Working Group will push interoperability and IoT security guidance and voluntary standards. Commerce and DOE get programs to help firms export smart city tech and partner with national labs, backed by DOE and global best practice authorizations of $20 million per year each for 2026–2030. *Authorizes up to $800 million in federal funding across 2026–2030, increasing federal outlays over that period.* ## Cosponsors (1) - Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Local grants to test smart city tech: benefit, high. The Commerce Department would run competitive grants for cities and counties to test smart city tech. Grants could pay up to 50% of project costs; the agency could waive this match. Winners would have to share data and materials openly, royalty‑free and at no cost. The bill authorizes $100 million… - Grants for tech job training: benefit, high. Within 18 months, the Labor Department would launch a TechHire pilot for tech job training. Grants could be up to $5 million per recipient per year, with at least a 25% non‑federal match. Programs would award industry‑recognized credentials and could serve youth 16–24 and people facing job barriers… - Energy help and lab vouchers for cities: benefit, medium. The Energy Department would offer technical help and pilot vouchers so cities can adopt smart city tech. Vouchers could be used at any National Laboratory. For pilots with socially or economically disadvantaged small‑business partners, the agency could waive certain funding rules. Guidance would pa… - Federal smart city plan and guide: benefit, medium. The White House science office and Commerce would co‑lead a Federal Council to coordinate smart city work. The Council would set a multiyear plan, and agencies would share data for six years. Commerce would send Congress a report every two years on programs, budgets, and project results. Starting o… - Cyber tools and standards for city tech: benefit, medium. Commerce would convene a city‑focused Cybersecurity Working Group with consumer groups, local governments, makers, network experts, and law enforcement. It would build tools to test and protect smart city systems and study whether IoT security standards should be voluntary or required. Separately,… - Boost U.S. smart city exports: benefit, medium. Commerce, with State and other partners, would run trade missions and other efforts to boost U.S. smart city tech exports. It would work with USAID, the Development Finance Corporation, and the Export‑Import Bank to identify financing for overseas deals with U.S. firms. The bill also authorizes $20… - Study ways to fund city projects: benefit, low. Within one year, the Government Accountability Office would study how cities can pay for smart city projects. It would list current tools, including pay‑for‑performance, and new ideas under development. The study would flag procurement barriers for states and cities and ways to draw in private inve… ## Related bills - 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act - 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act - 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 ## Sources - [119-hr-4649 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4649) ## Related - [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421) - [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971) - [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4649 (as of 2026-07-19).