S2234-119

Introduced

To make improvements to the Emergency Solutions Grants and Continuum of Care programs, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 9, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill provides homeless Assistance Grants Expansion Act, defines increase administrative cost percentage for Emergency Solutions Grants program, and creates amendments to Continuum of Care program. It relies on appropriations, definition changes, reporting requirements, and grants. The main policy areas are Housing, Finance, Healthcare, and Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

Department of Housing and Urban Development could gain revenue opportunities, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) could gain revenue opportunities, and Continuum of Care programs could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Emergency Solutions Grants program recipients could face higher costs.

Key Provisions

  • Provides homeless Assistance Grants Expansion Act.
  • Defines increase administrative cost percentage for Emergency Solutions Grants program.
  • Creates amendments to Continuum of Care program.
  • Provides amendments to Housing Choice Voucher program.
  • Provides appropriation for E-Snaps system upgrades.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill provides homeless Assistance Grants Expansion Act, defines increase administrative cost percentage for Emergency Solutions Grants program, and creates amendments to Continuum of Care program.

Key Policy Areas

Housing, Finance, Healthcare, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

The bill provides homeless Assistance Grants Expansion Act, defines increase administrative cost percentage for Emergency Solutions Grants program, and creates amendments to Continuum of Care program.

Policy Domains

Housing Finance Healthcare Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • Continuum of Care programs
  • Public housing agencies
  • Housing providers, homelessness service organizations, physical/mental health orgs, substance use treatment providers, VA, criminal justice system
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Public housing agencies:
Continuum of Care programs:
Department of Housing and Urban Development: ,
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):
Housing providers, homelessness service organizations, physical/mental health orgs, substance use treatment providers, VA, criminal justice system:
Identified Costs
  • Emergency Solutions Grants program recipients
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Emergency Solutions Grants program recipients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 9, 2025

Mr. Rounds (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Reed, and Mr. …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Federal Administration
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Homeless Services Providers
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Continuum of Care programs, Emergency Solutions Grants program recipients

Real Estate
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Public housing agencies

Law Enforcement
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Housing providers, homelessness service organizations, physical/mental health orgs, substance use treatment providers, VA, criminal justice system

Social Services
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Homeless Assistance Programs

Healthcare
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Healthcare organizations and housing providers

14/16
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Housing Finance Healthcare Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"covered recipient" §id32db0eeba2f841d7a306d00497967da6

a recipient of assistance under this title. The term healthcare organization means a provider of physical or behavioral healthcare, including— a hospital

"covered recipient" §id796c022b788a4bfbbf98d8f309b78e00

a recipient of assistance under this title. (2) Healthcare organization The term healthcare organization means a provider of physical or behavioral healthcare, including— (A) a hospital

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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