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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10163 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10163

To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act with respect to the 
eligible activities under the Continuum of Care Program, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2024

 Ms. Salinas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act with respect to the 
eligible activities under the Continuum of Care Program, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 to Homes Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES UNDER CONTINUUM OF CARE 
              PROGRAM; REPORT.

    (a) Amendments.--The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 401, by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(36) Furniture bank.--The term `furniture bank' 
                means a registered charity, nonprofit organization, or 
                social enterprise that provides household furnishings 
                to individuals and families who are in need, including 
                homeless individuals and families, at little to no cost 
                to such individuals and families.''; and
            (2) in section 423--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by redesignating the second paragraph 
                        (13) (relating to projects in rural areas) as 
                        paragraph (14); and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) Payment to a furniture bank for the costs of 
        providing household furnishings, including delivery, 
        installation, and assembly, for individuals and families who--
                    ``(A) are currently homeless;
                    ``(B) were homeless in the prior six months and are 
                currently residing in permanent housing; or
                    ``(C) were homeless and are currently residing in 
                permanent supportive housing.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Ownership of Household Furnishings.--With respect to 
subsection (a)(15), any household furnishings provided to an individual 
or family shall become the sole property of such individual or 
family.''.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and 
        Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report on the 
        impact of payments to furniture banks for the costs of 
        delivery, installation, and assembly of household furnishings 
        for homeless individuals and families, as described in section 
        423(a)(15) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 11383(a)(15)).
            (2) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    (A) the term ``furniture bank'' has the meaning 
                given such term in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento 
                Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360); and
                    (B) the term ``homeless'' has the meaning given 
                such term in section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento 
                Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)).
    (c) Repeal.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act, except 
for the amendment made by section 2(a)(2)(A)(i), are repealed on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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