[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7908 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7908

To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish 
      a Commission on Youth Homelessness, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 2024

Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lieu, and 
  Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish 
      a Commission on Youth Homelessness, 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 ``Commission on Youth Homelessness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, establish a Commission on Youth Homelessness.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Chair.--The Commission established pursuant to 
        subsection (a) shall be chaired by a person nominated by and 
        representing the Secretary.
            (2) Members.--The Commission established pursuant to 
        subsection (a) shall be comprised of--
                    (A) not less than three persons, recommended to the 
                Secretary for appointment by one or more of the members 
                described in subparagraphs (B) through (F), who have 
                lived experience of homelessness, (as defined by 
                section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
                Act), including homeless children and youths (as such 
                terms are defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 
                Homeless Assistance Act);
                    (B) a member representing the Department of 
                Education, nominated by the Secretary of Education;
                    (C) a member representing the Department of Health 
                and Human Services, nominated by the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services;
                    (D) a representative from a national nonprofit 
                homeless youth organization;
                    (E) a representative from a national nonprofit 
                civil rights organization representing historically 
                marginalized communities or socially disadvantaged 
                groups; and
                    (F) a national organization representing LGBTQIA+ 
                populations.
    (c) Meetings.--The Commission on Youth Homelessness shall have a 
meeting not less than 90 days after all of the members of such 
Commission have been appointed by the Secretary.
    (d) Report.--The Commission on Youth Homelessness shall, not later 
than 1 year after the date on which all members of such Commission have 
been appointed by the Secretary, submit a report to the Congress and to 
the President that includes the following:
            (1) A description of any ways in which Federal, State, 
        Tribal, and local laws, regulations, and policies have harmed 
        or otherwise impacted youth and young adults who are homeless 
        or at-risk of homelessness.
            (2) A list of Federal, State, Tribal, and local laws, 
        regulations, and policies that unnecessarily target youth and 
        young adults who identify as Black, Indigenous, people of 
        color, or LGBTQIA+ causing the criminalization, 
        institutionalization, or incarceration of historically and 
        systemically marginalized people living in poverty.
            (3) Makes legislative recommendations to achieve the 
        following:
                    (A) Non-discriminatory housing applications based 
                on credit and income history for youth and young 
                adults.
                    (B) Employment safeguards to avoid discrimination 
                on the absence of a permanent mailing address, housing 
                history, or employment history.
                    (C) Low- or no-barrier access to mental health and 
                substance use services for youth and young adults.
                    (D) The waiving of or assistance with moving 
                expenses, including move-in fees and application fees 
                for youth and young adults.
                    (E) Actions that Federal agencies may take in 
                removing barriers to prevent and end youth and young 
                adult homelessness.
                    (F) Evidence-based solutions and recommendations to 
                prevent and end youth and young adult homelessness.
    (e) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Lived experience.--The term ``lived experience'' means 
        persons who have lived experience of homelessness, as defined 
        by section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 11302) and includes homeless children and youths as 
        defined in section 725 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a), or other 
        youth-serving systems, as defined by agencies that serve 
        children, youth, and families. Agencies may include the 
        Department of Health and Human Services, Department of 
        Education, Child Welfare, Department of Juvenile Justice, and 
        agencies serving homeless youth.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            (3) Youth.--The term ``youth'' means not older than 17 
        years old.
            (4) Young adult.--The term ``young adult'' means--
                    (A) 18 years or older but not older than 30 years 
                old; or
                    (B) emancipated minors under applicable State law.
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