{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://alford.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1654", "Alford, Real Estate Caucus Co-Chairs Increase American Home Building Efficiency Act", "2026-06-09", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Mark Alford", "A000379", "alford.house.gov", "alford", "https://alford.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) joined (KS-01), alongside Real Estate Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Lou Correa (CA-46), as well as Reps. Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), to introduce the Build American Efficiency Act, legislation to help home builders and manufacturers more easily comply with Build America, Buy America requirements and build American homes faster.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to join our Real Estate Caucus Co-Chairs in introducing the Build American Efficiency Act,\u201d said Rep. Alford. \"This commonsense bill will reduce regulatory burdens by making Buy America, Build America compliance easier for our home builders and manufacturers. This bill clarifies that HUD can recognize auditable, verifiable databases \u2014 like the Make It American Process Standard \u2014 to help document compliant American-made products. It does not mandate any database, but simply gives builders better tools so we can build more American homes faster with American products.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerica needs more homes, not Washington red tape,\u201d said Rep. Mann. \u201cThe Build American Efficiency Act is a commonsense bill that will help builders, manufacturers, and housing providers navigate complicated federal compliance requirements without sacrificing our commitment to American-made products. By allowing HUD to recognize auditable and verifiable systems that identify BABA-compliant materials, this bill will reduce unnecessary delays, cut down on waiver requests, and help get more homes built across the country.\"\n\n\u201cI am pleased to join my colleagues in introducing this bipartisan bill to speed up the building of new homes,\u201d said Rep. Correa. \u201cBy cutting red tape, this bill helps builders comply with federal requirements to use American-made construction materials. It will increase our housing supply and make it easier for Southern Californians and others across the nation to afford the American Dream.\u201d\n\n\u201cDetermining compliance in the Build America, Buy America (BABA) program often wastes valuable time submitting waivers and trying to determine approvals,\" said Rep. Finstad. \"The Build American Efficiency Act streamlines this process for our nation\u2019s home builders and manufacturers, reducing costly delays, boosting efficiency, and helping build American homes faster. I\u2019m proud to join Congressman Tracey Mannas an original cosponsor on this important legislation for our housing industry and those who build the spaces we call home.\"\n\n\u201cWe need commonsense solutions to tackle our nation\u2019s housing shortage and bring costs down for working families,\u201d said Rep. Johnny Olszewski. \u201cThe bipartisan Build American Efficiency Act will make it easier for builders and manufacturers to comply with federal requirements, reducing unnecessary delays and helping to build more homes, faster. This is a practical solution that uplifts American-made products and American workers.\u201d\n\nThe Build American Efficiency Act would:\n\nClarify that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has the authority to recognize auditable and verifiable systems that document products that comply with Build America, Buy America domestic content requirements\n\nAllow HUD to treat documentation generated under the Make It American Process Standard, or similar standards that provide an auditable and verifiable certification process, as sufficient evidence for domestic content certification\n\nHelp manufacturers, builders, and funding recipients more easily determine which products comply with BABA requirements\n\nReduce time spent navigating waiver requests, duplicative paperwork, and uncertainty over which products have or have not been approved\n\nPreserve flexibility by ensuring the bill does not mandate the use of any one database or prohibit recipients from using other lawful methods to certify compliance.\n\nThe Build American Efficiency Act is supported by ABB, Associated General Contractors, Eaton, National Association of Electrical Distributors, National Association of Realtors, National Electrical Contractors Association, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Prysmian, Schneider, Siemens, and Southwire.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-10T06:36:00Z", "2026-06-10T06:37:32Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://alford.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1654"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7650069892406464, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}