[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3319 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3319
To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act with respect to the
definition of homeless individual, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 9, 2025
Mr. Gimenez (for himself and Mr. Torres of New York) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial
Services
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A BILL
To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act with respect to the
definition of homeless individual, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's and Family Protection Act of
2025''.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO HOMELESSNESS DEFINITIONS
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Section 103(a)(5) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11302) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
and
(2) by inserting at the end the following:
``(D) may reside in indigenous, rural or
marginalized communities as defined by the Secretary;
and''.
(b) Section 103(a)(6) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``unaccompanied'';
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by inserting at the end the following:
``(D) may reside in indigenous, rural or
marginalized communities as defined by the
Secretary.''.
(c) Section 103(b) of the of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Within the domestic violence definition, the Secretary shall
specifically include women, women with children, survivors and other
persons at risk of gender-based violence as a recognized term and
subpopulation as that term is currently defined in applicable Federal
statute and regulations.''.
TITLE II--WOMEN'S AND FAMILIES' EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM
SEC. 201. EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS PROGRAM SET-ASIDE.
Section 412 of the of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11372) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 412. GRANT ASSISTANCE.
``(a) Grant Assistance.--The Secretary shall make grants to private
nonprofit organizations defined in subsection (b) for the purpose of
carrying out the activities described in subsection (c).
``(b) Eligible Entities.--The Secretary shall make direct grants to
private nonprofit organizations as defined in 42 U.S.C. 11360 serving
high needs populations including women and children who are homeless
and pregnant, chronically homeless person, families children and youth,
victims of gendered-based violence or trauma, and other special needs
populations defined by the Secretary including seniors and other
homeless persons with a history of gender-based violence or trauma; in
accordance with Section 101 of this Act.
``(c) Eligible Activities.--Assistance provided under subsection
(a) may be used for the following activities:
``(1) Operating costs defined in 42 U.S.C. 11360.
``(2) Outpatient services, including mental health,
substance use, and related services defined in 42 U.S.C. 11360.
``(3) Supportive services including childcare, employment
services, case management, food, child and family therapy and
trauma counseling and victim services defined in 42 U.S.C.
11360.
``(4) Housing relocation and stabilization services for
homeless persons or families or individuals at risk of
homelessness.
``(5) Such other services as the Secretary may designate.
``(d) Application.--An eligible private nonprofit organization
defined in subsection (b) above seeking a grant under subsection (a)
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
``(e) Evaluation.--A private nonprofit organization seeking a grant
under this title shall prepare and submit an evaluation of activities
carried out with funds received under such grant to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may reasonably require, including a process and outcome
evaluation. At a minimum, such evaluation shall include--
``(1) an unduplicated count of the number of women,
children, seniors, victims of gender-based violence and other
special needs populations receiving services under the grant;
``(2) an unduplicated count of the number of homeless
individuals and families receiving house relocation and
stabilization services;
``(3) an unduplicated count of the number of individuals
placed in transitional or permanent housing; and
``(4) information on coordination between the recipients of
grants under subsection (a) and State, local and Tribal
entities; victims of violence Continuum of Care collaborative;
and solo applicants; under 42 U.S.C. Subchapter IV Part C.
``(f) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall make available
technical assistance to private nonprofit organizations on the special
needs of victims and survivors of gender-based violence including best
practice trauma informed service delivery, staff training, recruitment
and retention techniques and state of art coordination activities with
Part B and Part C entities, and applying for and obtaining funding for
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of
Health and Human Services, and related social services programs
operated by State, county or local governments.''.
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