# 119-hr-9766: Building Community in America Act

119-hr-9766, Building Community in America Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9766
- Congress: 119
- Title: Building Community in America Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-31

## Summary

**Directs national service programs to prioritize recruiting and training underrepresented participants, including men, for roles like youth mentoring, conservation corps, disaster response, public safety, and skilled trades.** It would add that priority into related service laws so project proposals, selections, and volunteer assignments reflect this focus. - Creates targeted recruitment and training opportunities for people underrepresented in service programs, explicitly calling out men as a group to include. Each priority covers activities such as mentoring, after-school support, conservation corps work, disaster response, public safety or violence interruption, reentry support, and workforce-linked skilled trades. - Changes how service projects are evaluated and chosen so programs that recruit and train underrepresented participants score higher when developing proposals or assigning volunteers. - Directs more volunteers toward community and youth-focused roles and toward workforce-linked placements that connect service to apprenticeships or job training.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More service opportunities for underrepresented adults: benefit, low. This bill would add a goal to expand participation in national and community service by groups underrepresented in service programs, including young adults. It would require program managers and the Director who assigns volunteers to give priority to projects that recruit and train underrepresented…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9766 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9766)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9766 (as of 2026-07-31).