[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7908 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7908
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish
a Commission on Youth Homelessness, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 9, 2024
Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lieu, and
Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish
a Commission on Youth Homelessness, and for other purposes.
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 ``Commission on Youth Homelessness
Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, establish a Commission on Youth Homelessness.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Chair.--The Commission established pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be chaired by a person nominated by and
representing the Secretary.
(2) Members.--The Commission established pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be comprised of--
(A) not less than three persons, recommended to the
Secretary for appointment by one or more of the members
described in subparagraphs (B) through (F), who have
lived experience of homelessness, (as defined by
section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act), including homeless children and youths (as such
terms are defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act);
(B) a member representing the Department of
Education, nominated by the Secretary of Education;
(C) a member representing the Department of Health
and Human Services, nominated by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services;
(D) a representative from a national nonprofit
homeless youth organization;
(E) a representative from a national nonprofit
civil rights organization representing historically
marginalized communities or socially disadvantaged
groups; and
(F) a national organization representing LGBTQIA+
populations.
(c) Meetings.--The Commission on Youth Homelessness shall have a
meeting not less than 90 days after all of the members of such
Commission have been appointed by the Secretary.
(d) Report.--The Commission on Youth Homelessness shall, not later
than 1 year after the date on which all members of such Commission have
been appointed by the Secretary, submit a report to the Congress and to
the President that includes the following:
(1) A description of any ways in which Federal, State,
Tribal, and local laws, regulations, and policies have harmed
or otherwise impacted youth and young adults who are homeless
or at-risk of homelessness.
(2) A list of Federal, State, Tribal, and local laws,
regulations, and policies that unnecessarily target youth and
young adults who identify as Black, Indigenous, people of
color, or LGBTQIA+ causing the criminalization,
institutionalization, or incarceration of historically and
systemically marginalized people living in poverty.
(3) Makes legislative recommendations to achieve the
following:
(A) Non-discriminatory housing applications based
on credit and income history for youth and young
adults.
(B) Employment safeguards to avoid discrimination
on the absence of a permanent mailing address, housing
history, or employment history.
(C) Low- or no-barrier access to mental health and
substance use services for youth and young adults.
(D) The waiving of or assistance with moving
expenses, including move-in fees and application fees
for youth and young adults.
(E) Actions that Federal agencies may take in
removing barriers to prevent and end youth and young
adult homelessness.
(F) Evidence-based solutions and recommendations to
prevent and end youth and young adult homelessness.
(e) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Lived experience.--The term ``lived experience'' means
persons who have lived experience of homelessness, as defined
by section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11302) and includes homeless children and youths as
defined in section 725 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a), or other
youth-serving systems, as defined by agencies that serve
children, youth, and families. Agencies may include the
Department of Health and Human Services, Department of
Education, Child Welfare, Department of Juvenile Justice, and
agencies serving homeless youth.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
(3) Youth.--The term ``youth'' means not older than 17
years old.
(4) Young adult.--The term ``young adult'' means--
(A) 18 years or older but not older than 30 years
old; or
(B) emancipated minors under applicable State law.
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