Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness Act

This bill would let recipients of federal Emergency Solutions Grants for homelessness ask the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to waive the existing limit on how much of their grant money can be spent on certain activities, for funds from fiscal years 2027 through 2030. A waiver request would have to show local needs, a plan for using the funds, how the plan fits the recipient's Consolidated Plan, and any public input gathered. Recipients would have to notify subrecipients and local Continuums of Care about waivers and seek public input before applying. HUD would have to post requests online, approve or deny them within 60 days, and deny requests from recipients that relocate or threaten to relocate people or their property without offering shelter or housing options. Approved waivers would last through the grant period unless the recipient revokes them after consulting subrecipients, and HUD would post any revocation online.

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Sponsors

• Sylvia R. Garcia Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors