A bill to improve the point-in-time count conducted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

This bill changes how the federal housing department runs its yearly count of people experiencing homelessness. It would require local groups that receive homelessness grants to take part in an annual count during the last 10 days of April and to use a shared community data system (HMIS) to collect information. Grant recipients would also have to keep their data updated year-round and collect data at the midpoint between annual counts. The department would provide training and guidance to rural and resource-limited areas, report yearly to Congress on compliance, and could let recipients use grant funds to train staff and volunteers. The Government Accountability Office would study the count and report recommendations to Congress within one year.

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Sponsors

• John Barrasso Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors