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H.R. 9644House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Transitional Housing Protection for the Homeless Act

Sponsored by Lori Chavez-DeRemerRep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR)
Introduced September 18, 2024

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The bill amends the McKinney‑Vento Homeless Assistance Act to change how chronic homelessness is defined. It clarifies that a person is chronically homeless if they have lived in shelter continuously for at least one year, or on multiple occasions that total one year or more in the past three years, and adds that anyone in a transitional housing program for fewer than 90 days who meets those criteria is also considered chronically homeless. The changes affect federal homeless‑assistance programs and require HUD to update its regulations within 180 days of enactment.

Key Provisions

  • Rewrites the definition to allow either continuous shelter for one year or cumulative shelter time of one year or more over the last three years.
  • Adds a new clause that a person in transitional housing for less than 90 days who meets the above shelter criteria is counted as chronically homeless.
  • Directs the Secretary of HUD to issue a rule updating the relevant regulations within 180 days of the law’s enactment.

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Financial Services Committee

September 18, 2024

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Introduced in House

September 18, 2024

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Financial Services Committee

September 18, 2024

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 18, 2024

I

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9644

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 18, 2024

Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer (for herself, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Ms. Pettersen, and Mrs. Kim of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to update to the definition of chronically homeless, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Transitional Housing Protection for the Homeless Act.

2.

Chronic homelessness

(a)

In general

Section 401(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(2)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking shelter continuously for at least 1 year or on at least 4 separate occasions in the last 3 years; and and inserting

shelter—

(I)

continuously for at least 1 year; or

(II)

on more than one occasion for a cumulative period of 1 year or more in the last 3 years; and

; and

(2)

in subparagraph (B)—

(A)

by striking A person and inserting the following:

(i)

In general

A person

; and

(B)

by adding at the end the following:

(ii)

Transitional housing

A person who currently lives or resides in a transitional housing program and has resided there for fewer than 90 days shall be considered chronically homeless if such person met all of the requirements described in subparagraph (A) prior to entering that program.

.

(b)

Rule making

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section issue a rule to update part 578 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, to reflect the amendments made by this section.