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This bill aims to comprehensively address homelessness in the United States through multiple interconnected strategies. It proposes to expand the Housing Choice Voucher program by allocating 500,000 incremental vouchers in fiscal year 2025 and 1,000,000 incremental vouchers annually from 2026 through 2028, targeting extremely low-income families and those experiencing severe housing hardship. The bill establishes an entitlement program for housing choice vouchers that gradually expands eligibility from extremely low-income to low-income families between 2029 and 2033, ensuring more households can access rental assistance. Additionally, the legislation prohibits housing discrimination based on source of income, which would protect individuals using housing vouchers or receiving various forms of financial assistance. The bill provides $1 billion annually from 2025 to 2029 for emergency relief grants to address unmet needs in jurisdictions with the highest homeless populations, with a requirement that at least 75% of these funds be used for permanent supportive housing. It also creates $100 million in annual grants for outreach and service coordination, establishes a Housing Trust Fund with $1 billion annual funding prioritizing homeless individuals, and provides technical assistance to help states integrate health and housing systems. Importantly, the bill includes provisions to permanently authorize McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act grants, extend the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, and ensure that faith-based and nonprofit organizations can access funding to support homeless services.

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