Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Naomi Schwartz and Susan Rose Safe Parking Act of 2025”.
Naomi Schwartz and Susan Rose Safe Parking Act of 2025
A BILL
To authorize use of amounts from emergency solutions grants under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide safe overnight parking facilities for homeless persons, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Safe parking as eligible activity under Emergency Solutions Grant Program
In general— Section 415(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11374(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(6) Maintenance, operation, insurance, and provision of utilities related to safe parking.”
by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
“(7) The term “safe parking” means an activity that—
“(A) provides homeless persons living in vehicles, including motor homes, with a safe place to park their vehicles overnight to facilitate a transition to stable housing; and
“(B) provides re-housing and supportive services to such homeless persons.”