Build Housing Affordably Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to study how the Build America, Buy America Act affects the costs, delays, and number of homes built in federally assisted housing programs, and how HUD handles waivers from that law. HUD would have to send a report on the study to House and Senate committees within 90 days after finishing it. Until 60 days after the report is delivered, housing projects funded in any part by listed HUD and rural housing programs would not have to follow federal domestic-purchasing (Buy American) requirements. The bill would also require HUD to decide on waiver requests for these projects within 90 days, and any request not decided in time would be treated as granted and could not be reviewed further.

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Sponsors

• Mike Flood Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors