PUPP Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4921 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4921 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to modify and upgrade structures to serve as interim and permanent housing to accommodate unhoused individuals with pets, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 8, 2025 Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Pettersen, and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to modify and upgrade structures to serve as interim and permanent housing to accommodate unhoused individuals with pets, 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 ``Providing for Unhoused People and Pets Act of 2025'' or the ``PUPP Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR UPGRADING STRUCTURES TO SERVE AS INTERIM AND PERMANENT HOUSING TO ACCOMMODATE UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS WITH PETS. (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting in direct consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, may carry out a program under this section to make grants to eligible entities for providing interim and permanent housing that accommodates homeless persons, and homeless families, who have pets. (b) Use.--Amounts from a grant under this section may be used only for-- (1) costs of acquiring, renovating, rehabilitating, re- purposing, retr