119-hr5618

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5618 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5618

 To allow amounts made available for the Continuum of Care program of 
 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 30, 2025

 Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Flood, and Mr. Huizenga) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
 Services

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 A BILL

 To allow amounts made available for the Continuum of Care program of 
 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Promotes Livelihood and 
Ultimate Success Act of 2025'' or the ``Housing PLUS Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF CONTINUUM OF CARE FUNDS FOR GRANTEES REQUIRING 
 WRAPAROUND SERVICES OR APPLYING PRECONDITIONS.

 Subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

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SEC. 436. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR GRANTEES REQUIRING WRAPAROUND 
 SERVICES OR APPLYING PRECONDITIONS.

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    (a) Availability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary may not, in making amounts available under this subtitle, 
prohibit, limit, or restrict the award or amount of grants made with 
such amounts to or for eligible entities, project sponsors, or 
recipients--
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    (1) that require the provision of supportive services, 
 such as counseling, job training, or addiction treatment, for 
 individuals served by a program, project, or activity assisted 
 with such amounts;
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    (2) that require, as a condition for occupancy in a 
 project, or assistance from a program, project, or activity, 
 assisted with such amounts that individuals meet certain 
 prerequisites, such as sobriety or lack of drug use; or
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    (3) faith-based organizations.
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    (b) Set Aside.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
making available amounts under this subtitle for each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall ensure that not less than 50 percent of such amounts 
shall be used by eligible entities, project sponsors, and recipients 
that provide or offer access to wraparound services.
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            (c) Accountability.--Not later than 180 days after the completion 
of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit, to the House Committee 
on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and Committee on 
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate, for such fiscal 
year--
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    (1) a written certification that the amounts made 
 available for carrying out this subtitle were made available in 
 compliance with subsections

    (a) and

    (b) of this section; and
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    (2) a report specifying how the Notices of Funding 
 Opportunity for such fiscal year for amounts made available for 
 carrying out this subtitle evidence such compliance.''.
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