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H.R. 646: Build Housing with Care Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-23 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Build Housing with Care Act of 2025

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Build Housing with Care Act of 2025 This bill establishes a competitive grant program to support co-located childcare and housing facilities. It also requires the Government Accountability Office to study the availability and affordability of childcare for residents of public housing. Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must award the grants to eligible entities, which include community development financial institutions, public housing authorities, licensed childcare providers, government entities, housing developers, and consortia of such entities. Entities must use the grants for designing, planning, constructing, acquiring, renovating, or otherwise supporting new or existing housing facilities with childcare providers on the same premises or nearby.

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Build Housing with Care Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · 35 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr646 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills