H.R. 8878

[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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