Exempt tribal housing projects from Build America, Buy America requirements to lower costs.

Exempting tribal housing projects from Build America, Buy America requirements to lower costs.

The bill would exempt tribal housing projects from domestic content rules to reduce costs.

Downing Introduces Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act | Representative Troy Downing
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The bill’s background section says it includes “Exempting tribal housing projects from Build America, Buy America requirements to lower costs.”

Official House press release showing Downing introduced the NAHASDA modernization bill and explicitly framed it as lowering tribal housing costs by exempting tribal housing projects from BABA. This is serious legislative action, but not proof of enactment or implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Downing Introduces Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act | Representative Troy Downing
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Section 21 is titled “Application of Build America, Buy America requirements.”

Official bill text confirms the promised policy was written into the introduced legislation. It documents concrete proposal-level action, but not delivery, because the exemption still required committee and floor action.

unresolved same_term A for effort

nahasda-modernization-act-final-text.pdf
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