To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to incentivize local solutions to homelessness.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8878 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8878 To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to incentivize local solutions to homelessness. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2026 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself and Ms. Bynum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to incentivize local solutions to homelessness. 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 ``Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness Act''. SEC. 2. INCENTIVIZING LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS. Section 414 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11373) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(f) Funding Cap Waiver Authority.-- ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, a recipient may request a waiver to the expenditure limit established pursuant to section 415(b) for amounts provided for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030. ``(2) Waiver request.-- ``(A) In general.--A recipient seeking a waiver described in paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary a waiver request that includes not more than the following: ``(i) A demonstration of local needs and circumstances that necessitate a waiver. ``(ii) A detailed plan for how the recipient intends to use funds. ``(iii) A justification for how the proposed use of funds supports the most recent Consolidated Plan submitted by the recipient. ``(iv) Any public input solicited under subparagraph (B)(ii). ``(B) Notification.--Each recipient shall-- ``(i) notify all subrecipients and local Continuums of Ca