Housing for All Act of 2025
A BILL
To address the homelessness and housing crises, to move toward the goal of providing for a home for all Americans, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Definitions
In this Act:
At risk of homelessness— The term at risk of homelessness has the meaning given the term in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360).
Homeless; homeless person— The terms homeless and homeless person have the meanings given those terms in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302).
Indian Tribe; tribally designated housing entity— The terms Indian Tribe and tribally designated housing entity have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).
Justice system-involved— The term justice system-involved includes individuals who are or have been incarcerated or held in municipal, State, or Federal jails, prisons, juvenile facilities, or other types of detention facilities, who have been held in pre-trial or post-conviction detention, who have an arrest or conviction regardless of whether they were detained or incarcerated, who have been held in immigration detention, or, with respect to youth, who are or have been held in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Population at higher risk of homelessness—
In general— The term population at higher risk of homelessness means a group of individuals that is defined by a common characteristic and that has been found to experience homelessness, housing instability, or to be cost-burdened at a rate higher than that of the general public.
Higher rate— Information that may be used in demonstrating such a higher rate includes data generated by the Federal Government, by State or municipal governments, by peer-reviewed research, and by organizations having expertise in working with or advocating on behalf of homeless, housing unstable, or cost-burdened groups.
Included populations— Such term shall include populations for which such higher rate has already been demonstrated, including Asian, Black, Latino, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and other communities of color, individuals with disabilities, including mental health disabilities, elderly individuals, foster and former foster youth, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals, gender non-binary and gender non-conforming individuals, veterans, and such additional communities and individuals as the Secretary may include after receiving public comment.
Public housing agency— The term public housing agency has the meaning given the term in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6)).
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.