Bill > HR4232

This bill proposes to provide a path to end homelessness in the United States. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Expanding the Housing Choice Voucher program by appropriating funds to provide 500,000 incremental vouchers in fiscal year 2024 and 1,000,000 incremental vouchers in increments of 500,000 from 2025 through 2027, targeting households with incomes not exceeding 50% of the area median income or extremely low-income families. 2. Establishing an entitlement program for housing choice vouchers starting in fiscal year 2028, where any eligible family will be entitled to rental assistance, with the income eligibility criteria gradually expanding from extremely low-income families to low-income families by 2032. 3. Prohibiting housing discrimination based on source of income, including the use of housing vouchers and other forms of federal, state, or local housing assistance. 4. Providing $1 billion in annual funding from 2024 to 2028 to address unmet needs for homeless populations, with a focus on permanent supportive housing and a Housing First approach. 5. Appropriating $1 billion annually from 2024 to 2028 to the Housing Trust Fund, with priority given to housing the homeless during the first 5 fiscal years. 6. Providing $20 million in technical assistance to help states and local organizations align health and housing systems. 7. Permanently authorizing appropriations for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act grants and extending the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. The bill aims to expand access to affordable housing, strengthen protections against discrimination, and increase funding for homelessness programs and services to help achieve the goal of ending homelessness in the United States.