HUD can use one standard to check American materials.
S. 5652 — Build American Efficiency Act · Filed by Angus King (I-ME) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells HUD to accept NEMA 70901–2024 as proof. This standard shows that housing projects use American-made materials. Projects do not have to use this standard. They can prove they follow the rules in other ways.
Who it affects
Housing projects that get federal money will have a faster way to prove they use American materials. Companies and groups that build or run these projects can choose this standard or use other methods.
One thing to notice
The bill does not force anyone to use this standard. It only gives HUD one fast way to check the work.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Sep 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 30, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- NEMA 70901–2024 — A standard that proves materials come from American makers.
- HUD — The federal agency that runs housing programs.
- American-made materials — Goods and materials made in the United States.
- federal money — Cash the federal government gives to help build homes.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,844 characters) on Oct 13, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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