introduced the bipartisan Build to Scale Reauthorization Act of 2026, legislation to extend and strengthen the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) successful Build to Scale program through fiscal year 2030
She will extend and strengthen the Economic Development Administration's Build to Scale program through fiscal year 2030.
Occurrences
Evidence
The committee report for the EDA reauthorization bill includes a multiyear authorization table that runs through 2034 and references Build to Scale as part of the EDA reauthorization discussion, indicating Congress considered long-term extension language beyond FY2030.
The Commerce FY 2027 budget submission includes the Economic Development Administration, which is the agency administering Build to Scale, but the budget materials do not show that the program has been reauthorized or extended through FY2030 by enacted law as of the lookback window.
On April 9, 2026, Haley Stevens announced introduction of the RESTART Communities Act, a concrete legislative effort to spur economic development. This is relevant context for her policy activity, but the press release does not mention Build to Scale or any enacted extension through FY2030.
On March 6, 2026, Stevens reintroduced the Quantum in Practice Act. The release demonstrates continued work on innovation-policy legislation, but it does not show any action extending Build to Scale through FY2030.
Assessments
The record shows meaningful movement toward the promise but not completed delivery. The strongest evidence is the 2024 Senate committee report on the Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act, which indicates Congress considered Build to Scale within a broader multiyear EDA reauthorization extending beyond 2030. That supports that the policy goal was materially advanced during Stevens's term. However, the provided evidence does not show that an extension and strengthening of Build to Scale through FY2030 was actually enacted into law, and later evidence from Commerce budget materials explicitly does not confirm such a reauthorization. Stevens's other 2026 economic-development bills demonstrate active legislative effort but are not specific to Build to Scale. Because there is evidence of legislative advancement on the specific subject but no proof of final enactment, full delivery is not established; partial credit is most appropriate.