# 119-s-2391: BUILD Housing Act

119-s-2391, BUILD Housing Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-20).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2391
- As of: 2026-09-20
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2391
- Congress: 119
- Title: BUILD Housing Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-20

## Summary

**Streamlined environmental review for certain HUD-assisted projects** would be created and federally recognized Indian Tribes would be added alongside states and local governments for that review pathway. This bill would let the HUD Secretary treat some HUD-administered assistance as funds for a "special project" under the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act review process.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier environmental review for HUD and Tribes: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let the HUD Secretary treat some HUD housing aid as a "special project" for environmental review under NEPA. This would allow HUD to use a streamlined NEPA review for those projects when no other law already sets the NEPA steps. The bill would also add federally recognize…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-2390: Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2391 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2391)

## Related
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-2390: Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2391 (as of 2026-09-20).