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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. 
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 
A BILL 
To allow amounts made available for the Continuum of Care 
program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF CONTINUUM OF CARE FUNDS FOR 
GRANTEES REQUIRING WRAPAROUND SERV-
ICES OR APPLYING PRECONDITIONS. 
Subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 436. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR GRANTEES RE-
QUIRING WRAPAROUND SERVICES OR APPLY-
ING PRECONDITIONS. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision 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— 
‘‘(1) that require the provision of supportive 
services, such as counseling, job training, or addic-
tion treatment, for individuals served by a program, 
project, or activity assisted with such amounts; 
‘‘(2) that require, as a condition for occupancy 
in a project, or assistance from a program, project, 
or activity, assisted with such amounts that individ-
uals meet certain prerequisites, such as sobriety or 
lack of drug use; or 
‘‘(3) faith-based organizations. 
‘‘(b) SET ASIDE.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, in making available amounts under this sub-
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title 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. 
‘‘(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— 
‘‘(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 
‘‘(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.’’. 
Æ 
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