S.1477

S. 1477

April 10, 2025

Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Luján) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

A BILL

To address the homelessness and housing crises, to move toward the goal of providing for a home for all Americans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents; 2. Definitions; TITLE I—ADDRESSING THE HOUSING SHORTAGE; 101. Housing Trust Fund; 102. Section 202 supportive housing for the elderly program; 103. Section 811 supportive housing for people with disabilities; 104. HOME Investment Partnerships Program; 105. Technical assistance for navigating Federal and State housing funding sources; 106. Permanent authorization of United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and establishment of racial equity commission; TITLE II—ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS; 201. Expansion of housing choice voucher program; 202. Project-based rental assistance; 203. Emergency solutions grant program; 204. Continuum of care grant program; 205. Program administration, training, technical assistance, and capacity building; 206. GAO report on eviction data; TITLE III—INVESTING IN INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS; 301. Safe parking program grants; 302. Hotel, motel, and commercial acquisitions and conversions to permanent housing; 303. Eviction protection grant program; 304. Mobile crisis intervention teams grants; 305. Library consortium pilot grants; 306. Report on inclusive transit-oriented development to enhance climate mitigation and disaster resiliency; 307. Establishing an innovation pilot within the carbon reduction program; 308. Making infill housing and other transportation efficiency projects eligible for RAISE grants; 309. Homelessness and behavioral health care coordination

Library consortium pilot grants