Bill pauses Buy American rules for cheap housing projects.

What it does

This bill stops Buy American rules for 60 days. HUD will study how much those rules cost builders. HUD must say yes or no to waiver requests within 90 days. If HUD does not decide in time, the waiver is approved. The bill covers 15 cheap housing programs.

Who it affects

Builders who make cheap housing may build faster and spend less money without Buy American rules. American workers and makers of building supplies may lose jobs and sales. Builders can buy from other countries instead.

One thing to notice

If HUD misses the 90-day deadline, the waiver is approved and cannot be reversed. The bill covers 15 cheap housing programs, which is much bigger than the title says.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.

• Jun 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jun 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

7 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 7 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $2,927,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 14 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 86% of bills with any report.

Mike Flood, who sponsored the bill, received $1,162,256 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• National Multifamily Housing Council Inc — $2,330,000 in 1 report
• Municipal Castings Association Formerly Municipal Castings Fair Trade Council — $250,000 in 1 report
• Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. . — $167,000 in 1 report
• National Affordable Housing Management Association (nahma) — $90,000 in 1 report
• Alliance for American Manufacturing — $60,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• Buy American — A rule that requires projects paid for with government money to use supplies made in the United States.
• waiver — Permission to skip a rule or requirement.
• HUD — The government agency that runs housing programs.
• cheap housing — Homes and apartments that cost less money to rent or buy.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.