# 119-hr-9311: Build Housing Affordably Act

119-hr-9311, Build Housing Affordably Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9311
- Congress: 119
- Title: Build Housing Affordably Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**Pauses Build America, Buy America requirements for HUD-funded affordable housing projects** and orders a study of how those Buy America rules and waivers affect costs, timelines, and project completion while speeding waiver decisions. The bill would require HUD to quantify direct and indirect procurement costs, delays, and waiver use, then report its findings to congressional housing committees.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pause Buy America, speed HUD waivers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would pause Build America, Buy America rules for certain HUD-funded housing projects while HUD studies the rules' costs. The pause would begin on enactment and end 60 days after HUD delivers a required report to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250

## Sources
- [119-hr-9311 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9311)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9311 (as of 2026-07-24).