Rep. Flood Introduces Build Housing Affordably Act to Pause Buy American Rules for Low-Income Housing
The Build Housing Affordably Act is in the House Committee on Financial Services where it has been since June 14, 2026. The bill is currently stalled because it must receive a vote from the committee to move forward. Most bills do not receive a committee vote and do not advance further in the process.
The bill has support from both parties and addresses the housing crisis, but it may face pushback from those who want to keep strict rules for using American products.
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Buy America rules support domestic manufacturing jobs, many of which are held by union members in steel, lumber, and building materials industries. Pausing these requirements could shift some material purchases overseas, potentially reducing demand for union-made American products.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
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U.S. Reps. Mike Flood and Maggie Goodlander introduced the Build Housing Affordably Act to temporarily suspend Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements for affordable housing projects while HUD studies the policy's impact on construction costs and development timelines.
The Build Housing Affordably Act would temporarily exempt certain federally funded affordable housing projects from Build America, Buy America requirements. The bill aims to address bottlenecks where domestic materials are unavailable, causing significant project delays and cost increases.
The bipartisan H.R. 9311 requires HUD to study BABA's effects on affordable housing and halts implementation until 60 days after the report is delivered. It also mandates a 90-day timeline for waiver reviews, with automatic approval if the deadline is missed.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Build Housing Affordably Act
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