Build America Caucus

Build America Caucus
Chair	Josh Harder
Founded	May 9, 2025;7 months ago (May 9, 2025)
Ideology	Pro-abundance Pro-housing affordability Deregulation
Seats in House Democratic Caucus	22 / 213
Seats in House Republican Caucus	18 / 220
Seats in the House [1]	40 / 433
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The Build America Caucus is a bipartisan House of Representatives caucus. The members of the Build America Caucus support the "abundance movement", which came to prominence following the publishing of Abundance , a New York Times Bestseller co-authored by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. ^[2]

History

Following their losses in the 2024 United States elections, where polling showed that the cost of living was the most salient issue for voters, ^{[3] [4]} Democrats warmed to the idea of embracing deregulation to decrease housing and energy costs. ^[5] As deregulation is traditionally a Republican issue, ^[6] this created room for a new bipartisan focus on permitting reform.

The Build America Caucus was founded in the 119th Congress, following the collapse of the bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 at the end of the 118th Congress. The caucus officially launched on May 9, 2025, under chair Rep. Josh Harder, ^{[7] [8]} composed mostly of relative newcomers to bipartisan permitting reform negotiations. ^[9]

In the 119th Congress, the Build America Caucus endorsed legislation to aid housing construction by exempting projects from environmental reviews and to reduce wildfire risk by reforming permitting requirements. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Members

Build America Caucus in the 119th Congress:

  Democratic Build America Caucus member

  Republican Build America Caucus member

As of December 7, 2025, the Build America Caucus has 40 members, composed of 22 Democrats and 18 Republicans.

Current members

Member Name (Party) [13]	Hometown [1]	District	Assumed Office
Jake Auchincloss	Newton, MA	MA-4	January 3, 2021
Don Bacon	Papillion, NE	NE-2	January 3, 2017
Gus Bilirakis	Palm Harbor, FL	FL-12	January 3, 2007
Rob Bresnahan	Dallas Township, PA	PA-8	January 3, 2025
Nikki Budzinski	Springfield, IL	IL-13	January 3, 2023
Janelle Bynum	Happy Valley, OR	OR-5	January 3, 2025
Sharice Davids	Roeland Park, KS	KS-3	January 3, 2019
Chuck Edwards	Flat Rock, NC	NC-11	January 3, 2023
Laura Friedman	Glendale, CA	CA-30	January 3, 2025
Maggie Goodlander	Nashua, NH	NH-2	January 3, 2025
Adam Gray	Merced, CA	CA-13	January 3, 2025
Josh Harder	Tracy, CA	CA-9	January 3, 2019
Jim Himes	Cos Cob, CT	CT-4	January 3, 2009
Steven Horsford	Las Vegas, NV	NV-4	January 3, 2019
Jeff Hurd	Grand Junction, CO	CO-3	January 3, 2025
Jen Kiggans	Virginia Beach, VA	VA-2	January 3, 2023
Young Kim	La Habra, CA	CA-40	January 3, 2021
Mike Lawler	Pearl River, NY	NY-17	January 3, 2023
Sam Liccardo	San Jose, CA	CA-16	January 3, 2025
Ryan Mackenzie	Lower Macungie, PA	PA-7	January 3, 2025
Seth Magaziner	Cranston, RI	RI-2	January 3, 2023
Nicole Malliotakis	Staten Island, NY	NY-11	January 3, 2021
Celeste Maloy	Cedar City, UT	UT-2	November 28, 2023
Mike McCaul	Austin, TX	TX-10	January 3, 2005
Richard McCormick	Suwanee, GA	GA-7	January 3, 2023
Kristen McDonald Rivet	Bay City, MI	MI-8	January 3, 2025
Blake Moore	Salt Lake City, UT	UT-1	January 3, 2021
Joe Neguse	Lafayette, CO	CO-2	January 3, 2019
Dan Newhouse	Sunnyside, WA	WA-4	January 3, 2015
Jay Obernolte	Big Bear Lake, CA	CA-23	January 3, 2021
Scott Peters	San Diego, CA	CA-50	January 3, 2013
Brittany Pettersen	Lakewood, CO	CO-7	January 3, 2023
Mike Quigley	Chicago, IL	IL-5	April 7, 2009
Pat Ryan	Gardiner, NY	NY-18	September 13, 2022
Andrea Salinas	Tigard, OR	OR-6	January 3, 2023
Haley Stevens	Birmingham, MI	MI-11	January 3, 2019
Ritchie Torres	Bronx, NY	NY-15	January 3, 2021
David Valadao	Hanford, CA	CA-22	January 3, 2021
George Whitesides	Agua Dulce, CA	CA-27	January 3, 2025
Robert Wittman	Montross, VA	VA-1	December 11, 2007

Legislation

The Build America Caucus has endorsed several pieces of federal legislation focused on reforming permitting processes to reduce regulatory slowdowns.

119th Congress

• ROAD to Housing Act 2025(Sponsored by Sen. Tim Scott), ^[10] S. 2651

• Fix Our Forests Act (Sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman), ^[12] H.R. 471

See also

• Congressional YIMBY Caucus
• Climate Solutions Caucus
• Problem Solvers Caucus

References

1. "Member Profiles". clerk.house.gov.
2. Wu, Nicholas; Otterbein, Holly (May 8, 2025). "House Democrat starts 'abundance movement'-inspired caucus". www.politico.com.
3. "2. Issues and the 2024 election". pewresearch.org. September 9, 2024.
4. Russell, Rachael (December 4, 2024). "Post-Election Poll: The Issues That Mattered Most In The Battleground". navigatorresearch.org.
5. Conroy, J. Oliver (March 28, 2025). "What is 'abundance' liberalism, and why are people arguing about it?". www.theguardian.com.
6. Adler, Jonathan H. "The Republican Reversal". www.cato.org.
7. "Josh Harder announces launch of Build America Caucus for legislative action". harder.house.gov. May 8, 2025.
8. "New Bipartisan Build America Caucus Launches to Support Pro-Growth Policies". sanjoaquintimes.com.
9. Picon, Andres (July 8, 2025). "Bipartisan 'abundance' caucus sets sights on NEPA". www.eenews.net.
10. "PHOTO RELEASE: Build America Caucus Spotlights ROAD to Housing Bill". harder.house.gov. September 19, 2025.
11. Armlovich, Alex; Aras, Rohan; Justus, Andrew (August 28, 2025). "The ROAD to housing: Tim Scott's housing bill marks a bipartisan breakthrough". www.niskanencenter.org.
12. "RELEASE: Build America Caucus Urges Senate to Pass Historic Fix Our Forests Act". harder.house.gov. November 18, 2025.
13. Harder, Josh. "Build America Caucus". harder.house.gov.