S 1667 — Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2025

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html May 07, 2025

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The bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to enhance provisions regarding homeless children, youth, and families, and to improve the housing assistance processes.

• 42 U.S.C. 11302

  are sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations,

  Removes the definition related to sharing housing and clarifies the rental period to 30 days.

• 42 U.S.C. 11302

  14 days → 30 days

  Increases the duration for which individuals can stay in a situation before being considered homeless from 14 days to 30 days.

• 42 U.S.C. 11302

  and transitional housing);

  Deletes the mention of transitional housing from the definitions of homeless individuals and families.

• 42 U.S.C. 11302

  fleeing or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous, traumatic, or life-threatening conditions related to the violence against the individual or a family member in the individual’s or family’s current housing situation, including where the health and safety of children are jeopardized; → experiencing or has experienced domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking, or other dangerous or life threatening conditions, which has made it unsafe to remain in their current housing or caused homelessness.

  Broadens the categories of violence and conditions considered in assessing homelessness.

• 42 U.S.C. 11302

  the term `child or youth defined as homeless under any other Federal program' has the meaning given the term in section 401; and the term `other Federal statute' has the meaning given the term in section 401.

  Adds definitions for children or youth defined as homeless under other federal programs.

• 42 U.S.C. 11360

  and lives → under any provision of section 103

  Clarifies that certain definitions are based solely on provisions under section 103.

• 42 U.S.C. 11360

  and living or residing in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter continuously → under any provision of section 103

  Simplifies criteria for chronic homelessness.

• 42 U.S.C. 11360

  the term `child or youth defined as homeless under any other Federal program' means-- a homeless child or youth, as defined in section 725, including any parent or guardian with whom the child or youth is living; and a youth who-- is not more than 24 years of age; cannot live safely with a parent, legal guardian, or relative; and has no other safe alternative living arrangement.

  Establishes a clearer definition of youth homelessness that incorporates additional criteria.

• 42 U.S.C. 11382

  establish → demonstrate local, needs-based

  Changes the requirement for grant applications from establishing to demonstrating local needs.

• 42 U.S.C. 11384(d)

  (5)

  Eliminates paragraph (5) from section 424(d).

Action History

1. May 07, 2025

   Introduced in Senate

2. May 07, 2025

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sponsors

• Katie Boyd Britt · Primary
• Angela D. Alsobrooks · Cosponsor

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