BUILD Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5796 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5796 To establish a grant program for certain institutions of higher education to plan and implement projects for economic and community development in economically distressed communities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 21, 2025 Mr. Costa (for himself and Mr. Westerman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a grant program for certain institutions of higher education to plan and implement projects for economic and community development in economically distressed communities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Boosting University Investments in Low-Income Districts Act'' or the ``BUILD Act''. SEC. 2. DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education designated under subsection (b) to plan and implement eligible projects for economic and community development in economically distressed communities. (b) Designation of Institutions of Higher Education.-- (1) List of institutions of higher education.--The Secretary shall develop a list of every institution of higher education that the Secretary determines is located in a distressed community, in accordance with the criteria described in