Bill · H.R. 3585· House(119-HR-3585)
Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/23/2025
- Last activity
- 5/24/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Sponsored by
- Mike Ezell
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 4
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. It proposes the creation of a pilot program managed by the Secretary to provide grants for business district revitalization. These grants are intended to fund place-based initiatives that offer specialized technical assistance and capacity building. The program focuses on supporting subrecipients in low-income, rural, minority, and Native communities. The Secretary is directed to award these grants on a competitive basis to multiple organizations.
Yes· 3 of 13
Would business owners be better off under this?+7
The bill provides capacity building and support specifically for local business districts.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+7
The bill provides technical assistance and capacity building specifically for small and underserved businesses.
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+6
The bill gives priority to Indian Tribes for economic revitalization grants.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support for Underserved Communities: The program aims to provide specialized technical assistance and capacity building to subrecipients that support business district revitalization in low-income, rural, minority, and Native communities (Section 3, subsection (c)(2)).
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Economic Growth and Job Creation: By supporting business districts, the bill intends to drive entrepreneurship, local business ownership, economic growth, and job creation (Section 2, Findings (3)).
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Resource Access for Local Organizations: The bill addresses the need for locally based business district organizations to access technical assistance and flexible capital that they currently cannot easily access through existing programs (Section 2, Finding (6)).
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Targeted Community Assistance: The Secretary is required to give priority to applicants that would serve distressed communities, including rural communities and Indian Tribes (Section 3, subsection (c)(5)(A)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+7Good For Native Americans+6Good For Rural Residents+6Good For African Americans+5Good For Hispanic Americans+5Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Urban Residents+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+7Improves Economic Growth+6Increases Job Creation+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+5Improves Poverty Reduction+4
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+6
- 4/29/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/18/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/16/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/23/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 5/24/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 5/23/2025
- 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.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Mark AmodeiRepublican · Nevada
Troy CarterDemocrat · Louisiana
Trent KellyRepublican · Mississippi
Sarah McBrideDemocrat · Delaware
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia
Scott PetersDemocrat · California
Derek SchmidtRepublican · Kansas