[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8878 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8878
To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to incentivize
local solutions to homelessness.
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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
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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 Care that serve the recipient's
geographic area of the availability of waivers
under this subsection; and
``(ii) prior to the submission of a waiver
request under subparagraph (A), solicit public
input regarding the potential need for and
proposed uses of such waiver.
``(C) Approval; publication.--The Secretary shall--
``(i) make all waiver requests submitted
under subparagraph (A) publicly available on
the website of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development;
``(ii) not later than 60 days after the
date on which the Secretary receives a waiver
request under subparagraph (A), approve or deny
the request; and
``(iii) deny any waiver request submitted
under subparagraph (A) by a recipient that
relocates or threaten to relocate individuals
or their property without providing emergency
shelter, rapid rehousing, transitional housing,
permanent supportive housing, or other
permanent housing options.
``(3) Revocation.--
``(A) In general.--A waiver approved under this
subsection shall remain in effect for the duration of
the period of performance of fiscal year 2027 through
2030 grants, unless the recipient notifies the
Secretary in writing that the recipient wishes to
revoke the waiver.
``(B) Notification.--If a recipient intends to
revoke a waiver under subparagraph (A), the recipient
shall--
``(i) solicit input from subrecipients
regarding the revocation before submitting the
revocation; and
``(ii) provide subrecipients with a summary
of the input and the justification for the
revocation in its submittal prior to notifying
the Secretary in writing.
``(C) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish any
revocation of a waiver under subparagraph (A) and the
justification of the recipient for the waiver on the
website of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development.''.
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