# 119-s-189: CONSTRUCTS Act of 2025

119-s-189, CONSTRUCTS Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-189
- Congress: 119
- Title: CONSTRUCTS Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**Expand training capacity for residential construction careers.** This bill would create a new competitive grant program under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to help community and junior colleges and area career and technical education schools scale up education, outreach, and training for jobs like carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, HVAC, construction management, and other residential trades. - Colleges and area career and technical education schools would be eligible for grants of up to four years to create or expand evidence-based training programs and to hire qualified instructors. Grants must describe credentials offered, faculty plans, and how programs align with local construction needs. - Workers and learners would benefit from programs that target incumbent residential construction workers, in-school youth, opportunity youth, veterans, rural residents, and underserved populations. Grant funds may support flexible schedules, scholarships, outreach, and post-program job placement support. - Local housing markets and employers would be part of applications through required partnerships with builders, developers, apprenticeship sponsors, and nonprofits. Applicants must explain how training will increase affordable housing supply and ensure fair wages and benefits. *Authorizes $20.0 million per year for FY2025–2029, and would increase federal spending if those amounts are appropriated.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New residential construction training grants: benefit, medium. This bill would create a competitive grant program to expand residential construction training. It would authorize $20,000,000 per year for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. Grants would go to junior or community colleges, area career and technical schools, and approved training providers. Ea…

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## Sources
- [119-s-189 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/189)

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- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-556: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-556)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-189 (as of 2026-07-24).