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Did Collins seek funding for 3D-printed housing research?

Matches stated direction. Collins requested $4 million for BioHome3D housing research; Congress appropriated it, with Collins and King listed in the final table.

Susan M. Collins

3D-printed housing research

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Collins said she secured funding for affordable housing projects in Maine.

What the record shows ·

Her FY2024 request sought $4 million for UMaine’s BioHome3D housing research. Congress appropriated that amount; its final table lists Collins and King.

Limit: This checks research funding, not completed homes, sole credit or a housing site in Bangor.

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  1. WABI / WAGM Maine Senate debate, October 13, 2026, 31:19–31:36https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cXhqabYBF4&t=1879s

    WABI / WAGM · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Native captions, 31:19–31:36; paraphrase of the housing-funding claim, not an exact quotation.

    candidate statement

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  2. Collins FY2024 Energy and Water request, BioHome3D, page 2 (document)

    Office of Senator Susan Collins · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Page 2 requests $4 million for University of Maine System BioHome3D affordable-housing research.

    official office record

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  3. Final FY2024 Energy and Water allocation table, BioHome3D, page 29 (document)

    U.S. House Appropriations Committee · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Final updated table, page 29: University of Maine System, BioHome3D research, $4 million; Collins and King listed as requestors.

    official legislative record

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  4. Final FY2024 DOE explanatory statement, Energy Projects, pages 79 and 173 (document)

    U.S. Department of Energy · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Page 79 lists 4,000 in thousands under Congressionally Directed Spending for Energy Projects; page 173 identifies Collins and King. Public Law 118-42 binds this final table.

    official legislative record

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  5. Public Law 118-42, section 4 and Division D, Title IIIhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-118publ42/html/PLAW-118publ42.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Enacted March 9, 2024. Section 4 and Division D, Title III bind the final Energy Projects allocation table.

    official legislative record

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  6. DOE BioHome3D determination CX-032997 / DE-EE0011452, January 17, 2025 (document)

    U.S. Department of Energy · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    DOE’s January 2025 review excludes construction or operation of a future off-site facility.

    official office record

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  7. Penquis BioHome3D project descriptionhttps://www.penquis.org/pages/biohome3d-printed-homes

    Penquis · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    The planned neighborhood is described as Greater Bangor.

    original reporting

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