to any governmental unit unless such unit demonstrates, 
to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that such entity has 
in effect, or is actively working toward implementing, poli-
cies, regulations, or other requirements sufficient to en-
sure the following within the jurisdiction of such entity: 
(1) Any law that imposes a criminal punish-
ment on a person or groups of persons who are 
homeless, or who has no other place to go, for sleep-
ing outside or on public property is not being en-
forced. 
(2) Effective procedures are in effect for inter-
acting with the property of homeless persons that 
comply with due process protections of the 14th 
Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States. 
(c) 
NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITIES.—Assistance 
made available under this Act may not be provided to any 
entity that is not a governmental unit unless such entity 
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that— 
(1) such entity has in effect, or is actively work-
ing toward implementing, a procedure that provides 
for regular community participation, comment, feed-
back, and guidance on the activities and perform-
ance in serving homeless, housing-unstable, and 
cost-burdened individuals and households; and 
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(2) in the case of any entity that in any fiscal 
year receives more than $1,000,000 from amounts 
made available under this Act, all personnel carrying 
out activities assisted with amounts made available 
under this Act whose responsibilities involve regular 
contact with homeless, housing-unstable, or cost-bur-
dened individuals or households, or who have man-
agement positions overseeing personnel in regular 
contact with homeless, housing-unstable, or cost-bur-
dened individuals or households, are adequately 
trained regarding harm reduction, de-escalation 
techniques, trauma-informed care, implicit bias, cul-
tural competency, and disability rights. 
(d) ALL ENTITIES.—Assistance made available under 
this Act may not be provided to any entity, whether a gov-
ernmental unit or a non-governmental entity, unless such 
entity demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
that such entity has in effect a written non-discrimination 
policy that— 
(1) prohibits discrimination against persons in 
all classes provided protection against discrimination 
under Federal law; and 
(2) explicitly prohibits discrimination based on 
the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, 
or other gender-related characteristics of an indi-
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vidual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex 
at birth. 
SEC. 306. GAO STUDY OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING PAR-
TICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF HOME-
LESS INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study to identify and analyze the 
extent to which— 
(1) recipient service providers under the Emer-
gency Food and Shelter Grants Program of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency under subtitle 
B of title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11341 et seq.) comply with 
the provisions of the guidelines for such Program re-
quired under paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 
316(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11346(a); relating to 
involvement and participation of homeless individ-
uals); and 
(2) recipients under the Emergency Solutions 
Grant Program under subtitle B of title IV of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11371 et seq.) comply with the requirements 
under section 416(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
11375(d); relating to participation of homeless indi-
viduals). 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than the expiration of the 
36-month period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report 
to the Congress detailing the findings of such study, in-
cluding identifying the level of such compliance and any 
barriers to compliance with such requirements, and recom-
mending models for compliance (including any effective 
specific models used by such recipients) and suggested 
support methods to assist recipients to comply. 
TITLE IV—ACCESS TO VOTING 
SEC. 401. STUDY OF FACTORS ADVERSELY AFFECTING 
ABILITY OF HOMELESS AND HOUSING-UNSTA-
BLE INDIVIDUALS TO VOTE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Election Assistance Commission 
shall conduct a study identifying and analyzing on a State- 
by-State basis the factors which adversely affect the ability 
of individuals who are homeless or who are housing-unsta-
ble to vote in elections for public office, including the im-
plementation of the REAL ID Act, State laws requiring 
voters to provide ID as a condition of voting, and the pe-
nalization of homelessness. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit 
to Congress and make available to the public a report on 
the study conducted under subsection (a), and shall in-
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clude in the report recommendations to address the fac-
tors identified in the study. 
(c) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 402. GRANTS TO FACILITATE VOTING BY HOMELESS 
AND HOUSING-UNSTABLE INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Election Assistance Commission 
shall carry out a program under which the Commission 
shall make grants to eligible nonprofit corporations and 
eligible units of local government for carrying out pro-
grams and activities which will facilitate voting in elections 
for public office by individuals who are homeless or who 
are housing-unstable. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A nonprofit corporation or a unit 
of local government is eligible to receive a grant under the 
program established under this section if the corporation 
or unit submits to the Election Assistance Commission, 
at such time and in such form as the Commission may 
require, an application containing— 
(1) in the case of a nonprofit corporation, a cer-
tification that the corporation has in effect a non- 
discrimination policy that prohibits discrimination 
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against persons in all classes provided protection 
against discrimination under Federal law and that 
further protects against discrimination on the basis 
of the gender-related identity, appearance, manner-
isms, or other gender-related characteristics of an 
individual, regardless of the individual’s designated 
sex at birth; and 
(2) such information and assurances as the 
Commission may require. 
(c) PRIORITIES IN SELECTION OF NONPROFIT COR-
PORATIONS.—In selecting among eligible nonprofit cor-
porations for receiving grants under the program estab-
lished under this section, the Commission shall give pri-
ority to corporations which meet any of the following: 
(1) A proven history of working with homeless, 
housing-unstable, and cost-burdened households. 
(2) A proven history of successfully encouraging 
civic participation. 
(3) A proven history of participation by home-
less, housing-unstable, and cost-burdened households 
in the leadership and decision-making power of the 
corporation. 
(4) A proven history of successful engagement 
with a population at higher risk of homelessness, as 
defined in section 2 of this Act, including— 
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(A) LGBTQ persons; 
(B) foster youth and former foster youth; 
(C) Asian, Black, Latino, Native Amer-
ican, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and 
other communities of color; 
(D) low-income older adults; 
(E) persons with disabilities, including 
mental health disabilities; 
(F) justice-system-involved persons; and 
(G) immigrant communities. 
(d) NONPROFIT CORPORATION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘nonprofit corporation’’ means a cor-
poration described in section 501(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under sec-
tion 501(a) of such Code. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for the first fiscal year commencing after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and for each of the next 
nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter. 
TITLE V—ACCESS TO PERSONAL 
DOCUMENTS 
SEC. 501. ACCESS TO CERTAIN ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS. 
(a) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall publish a report that identi-
fies— 
(A) each essential document issued to per-
sons who are homeless or housing-unstable by— 
(i) the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; 
(ii) the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development; 
(iii) the Administrator of Veterans Af-
fairs; 
(iv) the Attorney General of the 
United States; 
(v) the Commissioner of the Social Se-
curity Administration; 
(vi) the Commissioner of Internal 
Revenue; 
(vii) the Director of National Park 
Service; 
(viii) the Director of United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services; 
(ix) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and 
(x) any other agency identified by the 
Comptroller General; 
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(B) any barrier, including any financial 
barrier, persons who are homeless or housing- 
unstable face in— 
(i) requesting any essential document 
identified under paragraph (1); or 
(ii) replacing any such essential docu-
ment if lost, misplaced, stolen, expired, de-
stroyed, or otherwise inaccessible; 
(C) any barrier created by the require-
ments of title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–18; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note), or 
implementation thereof, persons who are home-
less or housing-unstable face in— 
(i) requesting a driver’s license or 
identification card issued by a State; or 
(ii) replacing such driver’s license or 
identification card if lost, misplaced, sto-
len, expired, destroyed, or otherwise inac-
cessible; and 
(D) recommendations for— 
(i) each agency listed under para-
graph (1) on how to reduce or eliminate 
any barrier identified under paragraph (2); 
and 
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(ii) the Federal Government, State 
governments, and local governments on 
how to reduce or eliminate any barrier 
identified under paragraph (3). 
(2) TIMING
OF
REPORT.—The Comptroller 
General shall submit the report required by sub-
section (a) to the relevant committees of Congress 
and the United States Interagency Council on 
Homelessness at a time agreed upon by the Comp-
troller General and such Committees. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall brief the relevant committees of 
Congress and the United States Interagency Council on 
Homelessness on any preliminary observations of the 
Comptroller General with respect to the contents of the 
report required by subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ESSENTIAL DOCUMENT.—The term ‘‘essen-
tial document’’ means a document that is essential 
to the health, safety, or stability of a person who is 
homeless or housing-unstable, including a document 
that is essential to— 
(A) verifying the identity or immigration 
status of such person; or 
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(B) assisting such person— 
(i) in providing for basic needs such 
as 
shelter, 
housing, 
nutrition, 
and 
healthcare; or 
(ii) show eligibility for employment, 
healthcare, or public benefit. 
(2) RELEVANT COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘relevant committees of Congress’’ means 
the committees of Congress with jurisdiction over 
the agencies listed under subsection (a)(1). 
TITLE 
VI—UNITED 
STATES 
INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 
HOMELESSNESS 
SEC. 601. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION. 
Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 208 (42 U.S.C. 11318), by strik-
ing the sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘There 
is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 
$10,000,000 to carry out this title.’’; 
(2) by striking section 209 (42 U.S.C. 11319); 
and 
(3) by redesignating sections 207 and 208 (42 
U.S.C. 11317, 11318) as sections 208 and 209, re-
spectively. 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) make formal reports and recommendations 
to Federal agencies, which shall include comments 
on how proposed regulatory changes would impact 
persons experiencing homelessness, housing insta-
bility, or who are cost-burdened.’’. 
SEC. 603. ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act is amended by inserting after 
section 206 (42 U.S.C. 11316) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 207. ADVISORY BOARD. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an advi-
sory board for the Council. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION.—The advisory board shall be 
composed of not less than 20 individuals, selected by 
the Executive Director of the Council from nominees 
proposed pursuant to paragraph (2), as follows: 
‘‘(A) Not less than 10 members shall be 
individuals who are homeless or experiencing 
housing instability, or were so during the 5 cal-
endar years preceding appointment to the advi-
sory board or who have been so in the last 5 
calendar years. 
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‘‘(B) Not less than 8 members shall be in-
dividuals who are members of, or advocate on 
behalf of, or both, a population at higher risk 
of homelessness, as such term is defined in sec-
tion 2 of the Housing Is a Human Right Act 
of 2021, including such transgender and gender 
non-conforming persons, Asian, Black, Latino, 
Native American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Is-
lander, and other communities of color, youth 
in or formerly in the foster care system, and 
justice-system involved youth and adults. 
‘‘(2) NOMINATION.—Nominees for members of 
the advisory board shall be proposed by any grantee 
or subgrantee under this Act. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Upon selection of members of 
the advisory board, the Executive Director of the 
Council shall submit a report to the Congress identi-
fying the members selected and demonstration com-
pliance with the provisions of this subsection. 
‘‘(4) TERMS.—Members of the advisory board 
shall serve terms of 2 years. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The advisory board shall review 
the work of the Council, make recommendations regarding 
how the Council can most effectively pursue the goal of 
ending homelessness, and raise specific points of concern 
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with members of the Council who represent Federal agen-
cies. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The advisory board shall meet in 
person not less often than twice each year. 
‘‘(e) COUNCIL MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet 
regularly not less often than once a year with the advisory 
board and shall provide timely written responses to rec-
ommendations, proposals, and concerns issued by the advi-
sory board. 
‘‘(f) CHAIRMAN.—The position of Chairman of the 
advisory board shall be filled by an individual who is a 
current or former member of the advisory board, is nomi-
nated by at least two members of the advisory board, and 
is confirmed by a vote of not less than 75 percent of the 
members of the advisory board. 
‘‘(g) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the advisory 
board shall receive compensation for their participation in-
cluding a participation stipend in an amount determined 
by the Council and travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 
5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The agencies imple-
menting this Act shall construe this Act in a manner that 
facilitates and encourage the full participation of advisory 
board members and shall consider the barriers faced by 
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persons experiencing homelessness and shall endeavor to 
overcome such barriers to participation.’’. 
(b) REPRESENTATION OF CHAIRMAN ON COUNCIL.— 
Section 202(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11312(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (22) as para-
graph (21); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(22) The chairman of the advisory board es-
tablished by section 207.’’. 
SEC. 604. DIRECTOR. 
Subsection (a) of section 204 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11314(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) DIRECTOR.—The Council 
shall appoint an Executive Director, who shall be’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The chief executive officer 
of the Council shall be the Executive Director, who 
shall be appointed in accordance with paragraph (2) 
and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(1) PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENT.—A vacancy 
in the position of Executive Director shall be filled 
by an individual nominated and appointed to such 
position by the Council, except that the Council may 
not appoint any nominee who is not confirmed by 
approval of 75 percent of the aggregate of all mem-
bers of the Council and the advisory board under 
section 207 pursuant to an election in which each 
such member’s vote is given identical weight. If the 
Council is unable to agree on an Executive Director, 
the chairperson of the advisory council shall act as 
interim Executive Director.’’. 
SEC. 605. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
The table of contents in section 101(b) of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 
note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 
209 and 210 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 209. Encouragement of State involvement.’’. 
TITLE VII—REVENUE RELATED 
TO HOUSING SPECULATION 
AND DISPLACEMENT 
SEC. 601. AMENDMENTS TO THE TAX CODE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new chapter: 
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‘‘CHAPTER 50A—REAL PROPERTY- 
RELATED TAXES 
‘‘Sec. 5000D–1. Luxury real property transfers. 
‘‘Sec. 5000D–2. Real property secrecy transfer tax. 
‘‘Sec. 5000D–3. Mass landlord rental tax. 
‘‘SEC. 5000D–1. LUXURY REAL PROPERTY TRANSFERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby imposed on the 
sale or exchange of real property a tax equal to 5 percent 
of the amount realized from such sale or exchange. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The tax imposed by this section 
shall not apply to a sale or exchange of property unless 
the amount realized from such sale or exchange (or from 
a series of related sales or exchanges of which such prop-
erty is a part) is at least $10,000,000. 
‘‘(c) LIABILITY FOR TAX.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The tax imposed by this 
section shall be paid 1⁄2 by the transferor and 1⁄2 by 
the transferee. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) PROPERTY
TRANSFERRED
TO
TAX- 
EXEMPT.—In the case of property transferred 
to a tax exempt entity, or a State or local gov-
ernment (or political subdivision thereof), the 
tax imposed by this section shall be zero. 
‘‘(B) PROPERTY
TRANSFERRED
BY
TAX- 
EXEMPT.—In the case of property transferred 
by a tax-exempt entity, or a State or local gov-
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ernment (or political subdivision thereof), the 
tax imposed by this section shall be paid by the 
transferee. 
‘‘(C) TAX EXEMPT ENTITY.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘tax-exempt entity’ 
means any organization which is exempt from 
the tax imposed by this chapter unless such 
property is used predominantly in an unrelated 
trade or business the income of which is subject 
to tax under section 511. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such rules as may be necessary or appropriate to prevent 
avoidance of the purposes of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 5000D–2. REAL PROPERTY SECRECY TRANSFER TAX. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a sale or exchange 
of real property to or from an applicable anonymous enti-
ty, there is hereby imposed on such transfer a tax equal 
to $10 for each $100 realized on such sale or exchange. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE ANONYMOUS TAXPAYER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘applicable anonymous entity’ means 
any entity or trust the beneficial owners of which 
are not available by freely accessible public records. 
‘‘(2) BENEFICIAL
OWNER.—The term ‘bene-
ficial owner’ means, with respect to any entity, an 
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individual who has any ownership interest in the en-
tity and— 
‘‘(A) exercises control over the entity, 
‘‘(B) owns equity interest in such entity, or 
‘‘(C) receives substantial economic benefits 
from such entity (other than in connection with 
employment). 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR ENTITIES REGISTERED 
IN GLOBAL LEGAL IDENTIFIER PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to any entity that participates in the 
legal entity identifier program. 
‘‘(B) CONTROLLED GROUPS.—In the case 
of any persons treated as a single employer 
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or 
subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, subpara-
graph (A) shall only apply if each such person 
so treated participates in the legal entity identi-
fier program. 
‘‘(c) LIABILITY FOR TAX.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each applicable anonymous 
entity who transfers or receives property in a sale or 
exchange to which this section applies shall be joint-
ly and severally liable for payment of the tax im-
posed by this section. 
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‘‘(2) MEMBERS
OF
CONTROLLED
GROUP.—If 
such an applicable anonymous entity is a member of 
a controlled group, each member of such controlled 
group shall be jointly and severally liable for such 
payment. 
‘‘SEC. 5000D–3. MASS LANDLORD RENTAL TAX. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a covered landlord, 
there is hereby imposed on the rental of a dwelling unit 
a tax equal to 1 percent of the amount of the rent paid 
for such dwelling unit. 
‘‘(b) COVERED LANDLORD.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘covered landlord’ means any person that 
owns— 
‘‘(1) more than 1,000 dwelling units held for 
rent within a single metropolitan statistical area, 
‘‘(2) more than 2,000 dwelling units held for 
rent, or 
‘‘(3) at least 500 dwelling units held for rent in 
at least 3 different States. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any dwelling unit subject to a rent control, 
just cause, or source of income discrimination law. 
‘‘(2) RENT
CONTROL
LAW.—For purposes of 
this subsection— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘rent control 
law’ means any State or local law which re-
stricts the amount by which a lessor may in-
crease rental payments for a dwelling unit and 
allows an affirmative defense to eviction or pri-
vate right of enforcement. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM AMOUNT LEVEL OF RENT 
CONTROL.—A law shall not be treated as a rent 
control law with respect to any dwelling unit for 
purposes of this paragraph unless the lessor of 
such dwelling unit may not, when the lease with 
respect to such unit expires, increase monthly 
rent by an amount greater than the percentage 
increase, if any, over the preceding 12 months 
in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers or 3 percent of the average monthly 
amount paid for the same unit for each month 
that the unit was occupied during the previous 
12-month period, whichever is greater. 
‘‘(3) JUST CAUSE LAW.—The term ‘just cause 
law’ means any State or local law which at least re-
stricts a lessor from evicting lessee by limiting evic-
tions to instances in which— 
‘‘(A) the tenant has— 
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‘‘(i) failed to pay rent for 2 or more 
consecutive months despite clear and time-
ly notice, 
‘‘(ii) caused substantial destruction to 
the rental property, 
‘‘(iii) caused significant danger to 
other tenants, or 
‘‘(iv) significantly and repeatedly vio-
lated an explicit lease term and failed to 
cure the violation after being given notice 
requesting that the lease term violation be 
cured, or 
‘‘(B) the landlord seeks to occupy the unit 
for use as a primary residence, or seeks the 
availability of the unit for occupancy by an im-
mediate relative as a primary residence. 
‘‘(4) SOURCE
OF
INCOME
DISCRIMINATION 
LAW.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘source of 
income discrimination law’ means a State or 
local law which places restrictions on a lessor 
from rejecting lessee applicants, or to evicting 
an existing lessee, due to the lessee’s source of 
income. 
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