# 119-s-2441: Build Now Act of 2025

119-s-2441, Build Now Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-22).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2441
- As of: 2026-10-22
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2441
- Congress: 119
- Title: Build Now Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-22

## Summary

**Links Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to local housing growth performance.** This bill would base CDBG allocation adjustments on measured increases in housing units and reward faster-growing places while penalizing slower growth.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- HUD housing counts, reports, and notices: benefit, low. This bill would make HUD use Census Master Address File products and block-level counts when counting housing units. HUD could shift the named calculation windows by up to two months to match Census data. The Census Bureau and U.S. Postal Service would have to give HUD relevant data on request. Bef…
- CDBG grants tied to housing growth: mixed, medium. This bill would make HUD change annual CDBG section 106 grants based on housing growth. If an eligible city or county is below the median growth improvement rate, HUD would reduce that year's allocation by 10 percent. If an eligible place is at or above the median, or is an "extremely high-growth"…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2441 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2441)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2441 (as of 2026-10-22).