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119-s-310119th CongressWALLET

Build Housing with Care Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a HUD competitive grant program to fund the design, construction, renovation, or conversion of housing that co-locates child care on or near the same premises. The bill also requires HUD to report annually on program outcomes and asks the Government Accountability Office to study childcare availability and affordability for public housing residents.

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  • Families: Low-income, rural, and "child care desert" communities are prioritized, which could expand nearby child care options and preserve slots for children from low-income families.
  • Child care providers and housing operators: Eligible providers and housing entities can use grants for planning, construction, long-term leasing, conversion, or preservation; individual grants may be up to $10,000,000 and up to 10 percent of funds may support pre-development or CDFI-led technical assistance.
  • Community development financial institutions and tribal housing: CDFIs can receive grants to capitalize loan products, and tribes, public housing agencies, and nonprofit developers are eligible recipients and partners.

*Authorizes $100.0 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2031 to carry out the program, which would increase federal outlays if appropriated.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Grants to build housing with child care

If enacted, HUD would run competitive grants to build, buy, convert, retrofit, lease, or renovate housing that includes or is near a child care provider. Grants could pay for design, construction, acquisition, preservation, conversion, long-term leasing, or renovation. HUD would prioritize projects in child care deserts, low-income or rural areas, Head Start providers or those enrolling at least 10% very low-income children, and projects partnered with community development financial institutions. Individual awards would be capped at $10 million. Up to 10% of each award could pay pre-development and up to 10% could fund CDFI technical help; CDFIs could also capitalize funds into loans.

Funding and rules for co-located child care

If enacted, the bill would authorize $100 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 for this grant program, but Congress must actually appropriate the money. Applicants would need to certify that the associated child care provider is eligible for CCDBG vouchers or will partner with an eligible provider within one year. New construction or subgrant applicants would need a project pipeline and certification of CCDBG or Head Start funding for the provider. Applicants must promise the work will not evict residents, describe resident outreach, and meet environmental and licensing rules unless narrow exceptions apply. HUD would provide technical assistance, publish best practices online, and report to Congress within one year and annually thereafter about grants, child care slots created or preserved, populations served, and other program data.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

OR • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

  • Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

  • Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

  • Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 2/18/2025

  • Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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