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To designate an environmental review procedure for certain assistance administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Summary
This bill would allow the HUD Secretary to designate assistance for housing projects as funds for "special projects" under existing law, which would provide flexibility in how environmental reviews are conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act. It would also amend the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act to allow federally recognized Indian Tribes, in addition to states and local governments, to assume responsibility for environmental review obligations related to HUD-funded housing activities. These changes are intended to streamline environmental review procedures for housing projects while maintaining compliance with federal environmental laws.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Andy Kim’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $105,967
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY $64,008
- CENTERVIEW PARTNERS $46,200
- GOOGLE $37,045
- CENTERVIEW $24,600
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Actions (2)
- Jul 23, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. · senate
- Jul 23, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 23, 2025
Mr. Kim (for himself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To designate an environmental review procedure for certain assistance administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Better Use of Intergovernmental and Local Development for Housing Act” or the “BUILD Housing Act”.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCEDURE.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3531 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 12 (42 U.S.C. 3537a) the following:
“SEC. 13. DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCEDURE.
“(a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary may, for purposes of environmental review, decision making, and action pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and other provisions of law that further the purposes of such Act, designate the treatment of assistance administered by the Secretary as funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 3547).
“(b) Exception.—The designation described in subsection (a) shall not apply to assistance for which a procedure for carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and other provisions of law that further the purposes of such Act, is otherwise specified in law.”.
SEC. 3. TRIBAL ASSUMPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OBLIGATIONS.
Section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 3547) is amended—
(1) by striking “State or unit of general local government” each place it appears and inserting “State, Indian Tribe, or unit of general local government”;
(2) in paragraph (1)(C), in the heading, by striking “State or unit of general local government” and inserting “State, indian tribe, or unit of general local government”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(5) Definition of indian tribe.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Indian Tribe’ means a federally recognized tribe, as defined in section 4(13)(B) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(13)(B)).”. <all>
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