Build Housing with Care Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 310

119th Congress

Build Housing with Care Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 29, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Ron Wyden

Senator

Democratic

OR

Cosponsors

8

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Housing and Community Development

Summary

The Build Housing with Care Act creates grants for co-located childcare and housing facilities. HUD would award competitive grants to developers, housing authorities, childcare providers, and others for projects that put housing and childcare on the same site or nearby.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

SponsorRon Wyden (D-OR)

Introduced1/29/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

ChamberSenate

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Build Housing with Care Act of 2025

The Build Housing with Care Act creates grants for co-located childcare and housing facilities. HUD would award competitive grants to developers, housing authorities, childcare providers, and others for projects that put housing and childcare on the same site

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The Build Housing with Care Act creates grants for co-located childcare and housing facilities. HUD would award competitive grants to developers, housing authorities, childcare providers, and others for projects that put housing and childcare on the same site or nearby.

Bill Number: 310
Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Introduced: 1/29/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Policy Area: Housing and Community Development

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Fact Sheet

Title: Build Housing with Care Act of 2025
Bill Number: 310
Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced: 1/29/2025
Summary: The Build Housing with Care Act creates grants for co-located childcare and housing facilities. HUD would award competitive grants to developers, housing authorities, childcare providers, and others for projects that put housing and childcare on the same site or nearby.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The Build Housing with Care Act creates grants for co-located childcare and housing facilities. HUD would award competitive grants to developers, housing authorities, childcare providers, and others for projects that put housing and childcare on the same site or nearby.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service 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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Creates competitive grants for co-located childcare and housing
Awards go to developers, housing authorities, and childcare providers
Supports new and existing facility development
Requires GAO study on childcare in public housing
Addresses housing and childcare access together

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Families would benefit from housing developments that include convenient childcare on-site or nearby. This addresses two major challenges facing working families by integrating solutions for housing and childcare access.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Housing and Community Development

Related Subjects

Child care and development

Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Housing and community development funding

Public housing

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

310, 119th Congress (2025). "Build Housing with Care Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-310

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