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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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 

Ms. SALINAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Financial Services 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing to Homes 

5 Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES UNDER CON7 TINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM; REPORT. 

8 (a) AMENDMENTS.—The McKinney-Vento Homeless 

9 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) is amended— 


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1 (1) in section 401, by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(36) FURNITURE BANK.—The term ‘fur4 niture bank’ means a registered charity, non5 profit organization, or social enterprise that 

6 provides household furnishings to individuals 

7 and families who are in need, including home8 less individuals and families, at little to no cost 

9 to such individuals and families.’’; and 

10 (2) in section 423— 

11 (A) in subsection (a)— 

12 (i) by redesignating the second para13 graph (13) (relating to projects in rural 

14 areas) as paragraph (14); and 

15 (ii) by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(15) Payment to a furniture bank for the 

18 costs of providing household furnishings, including 

19 delivery, installation, and assembly, for individuals 

20 and families who— 

21 ‘‘(A) are currently homeless; 

22 ‘‘(B) were homeless in the prior six months 

23 and are currently residing in permanent hous24 ing; or 


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1 ‘‘(C) were homeless and are currently re2 siding in permanent supportive housing.’’; and 

3 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(h) OWNERSHIP OF HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS.— 

5 With respect to subsection (a)(15), any household fur6 nishings provided to an individual or family shall become 

7 the sole property of such individual or family.’’. 

8 (b) REPORT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

10 the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec11 retary of Housing and Urban Development shall 

12 submit to the Congress a report on the impact of 

13 payments to furniture banks for the costs of deliv14 ery, installation, and assembly of household fur15 nishings for homeless individuals and families, as de16 scribed in section 423(a)(15) of the McKinney-Vento 

17 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383(a)(15)). 

18 (2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

19 (A) the term ‘‘furniture bank’’ has the 

20 meaning given such term in section 401 of the 

21 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

22 U.S.C. 11360); and 

23 (B) the term ‘‘homeless’’ has the meaning 

24 given such term in section 103(a) of the 


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1 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 11302(a)). 

3 (c) REPEAL.—This Act and the amendments made 

4 by this Act, except for the amendment made by section 

5 2(a)(2)(A)(i), are repealed on the date that is 5 years after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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