Housing PLUS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3405
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2023-05-17
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Housing and community development funding

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Housing Promotes Livelihood and Ultimate Success Act of 2023 or the Housing PLUS Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill modifies the requirements under which the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must award grants under the Continuum of Care Program, which provides funding for nonprofit providers and state and local governments&nbsp;to quickly rehouse homeless individuals&nbsp;and families.</p><p>Specifically, the bill bars HUD from prohibiting, limiting, or restricting Continuum of Care grants to recipients that (1) require program participants to receive supportive services, (2) require program participants to be sober or drug-free, or (3) are faith-based organizations. The bill also requires that at least 30% of Continuum of Care grant funds be set aside for eligible grant recipients that provide or offer access to wraparound services.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3405 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 17, 2023 Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Davidson , Mr. Posey , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Steil , Mr. Ogles , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mr. LaMalfa , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Lamborn , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Cline , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Cloud , Ms. De La Cruz , Mr. LaTurner , Mr. Palmer , and Mr. Roy ) 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 Development.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Promotes Livelihood and Ultimate Success Act of 2023 or the Housing PLUS Act of 2023 . 2. Availability of Continuum of Care funds for grantees requiring wraparound services or applying preconditions Subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 436. Availability of funds for grantees requiring wraparound services or applying preconditions (a) Availability Notwithstanding any other provision 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 addiction 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 individuals meet certain prerequisites, such as sobriety or lack of drug use; or (3) faith-based organizations. (b) Set aside Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in making available amounts under this subtitle for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 30 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. .