I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5813 
To provide direct appropriations for certain housing programs, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2020 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MI-
CHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 
and Mr. LOWENTHAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To provide direct appropriations for certain housing 
programs, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Pathway to Stable and 
Affordable Housing for All Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the 2018 point-in-time counts by the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development esti-
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mated that there were approximately 552,830 people 
experiencing homelessness on a single night in 2018, 
including nearly 160,000 children and youth; 
(2) the number of people experiencing homeless-
ness described in paragraph (1) represents 17 out of 
every 10,000 people in the United States; 
(3) steps taken by the current Administration 
stand to limit access to programs that support indi-
viduals experiencing hardship in the United States, 
which could potentially increase the number of those 
who experience homelessness; 
(4) experts estimate that fully funding housing 
vouchers 
and 
providing 
an 
additional 
$40,000,000,000 in funding to the Housing Trust 
Fund each year could eliminate homelessness and 
housing poverty; and 
(5) the Federal Government must reiterate its 
commitment to ending homelessness and take ac-
tionable steps to do so. 
SEC. 3. DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOUSING PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—Out of 
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there 
is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development for the provision of tenant-based rental as-
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sistance authorized under the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) for all eligible households 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2030. 
(b) HOUSING TRUST FUND.—Out of funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appro-
priated to the Housing Trust Fund established under sec-
tion 1338(a) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Finan-
cial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 
4568(a)) $40,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2030. 
(c) CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM.—Out of funds 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment— 
(1) $10,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021, 2022, and 2023 to make planning grants 
under the continuum of care program authorized 
under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.); and 
(2) $10,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2030 to make grants under the con-
tinuum of care program authorized under subtitle C 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11381 et seq.). 
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(d) EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM.— 
Out of funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development $10,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021, 2022, and 2023 to make grants under the 
emergency solutions grant program authorized under sub-
title B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.). 
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