Build Housing with Care Act of 2025
Build Housing with Care Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Build Housing with Care Act of 2025 - Plain Language Summary **What the bill would do:** This bill would create a federal grant program to help build or renovate housing that includes childcare facilities in the same building or nearby. The Department of Housing and Urban Development would distribute these grants to organizations like public housing authorities, childcare providers, housing developers, and community groups. The bill also requires a government study to examine how affordable and available childcare is for people living in public housing. **Who it affects:** The bill primarily affects low-income families living in or seeking public housing, as well as the organizations that manage housing and childcare services.
It could help make it easier for working parents to access affordable childcare while living in subsidized housing. **Current status:** The bill was introduced in the 119th Congress by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been voted on by the full Senate. It remains in the early stages of the legislative process.
CRS Official Summary
Build Housing with Care Act of 2025This 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.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.