Housing to Homes Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6477 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6477 To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act with respect to the eligible activities under the Continuum of Care Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2025 Ms. Salinas (for herself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act with respect to the eligible activities under the Continuum of Care Program, 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 ``Housing to Homes Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES UNDER CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM; REPORT. (a) Amendments.--The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 401, by adding at the end the following: ``(36) Furniture bank.--The term `furniture bank' means a registered charity, nonprofit organization, or social enterprise that provides household furnishings to individuals and families who are in need, including homeless individuals and families, at little to no cost to such individuals and families.''; and (2) in section 423-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) by redesignating the second paragraph (13) (relating to projects in rural areas) as paragraph (14); and (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``(15) Payment to a furniture bank for the costs of providing household furnishings, including delivery, installation, and assembly, for individuals and families who-- ``(A) are currently homeless; ``(B) were homeless in the prior six months and are currently