Bill · H.R. 2945· House(119-HR-2945)
Housing for All Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 4/17/2025
- Last activity
- 4/17/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sponsored by
- Ted Lieu
- Cosponsors
- - 19 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Housing for All Act of 2025 aims to resolve the homelessness and housing crises in the United States. The bill establishes a massive Housing Trust Fund and expands various federal assistance programs to increase housing availability. It focuses on supportive housing for the elderly, people with disabilities, and extremely low-income families. Additionally, the legislation creates new grant programs for safe parking, mobile crisis intervention, and library-led outreach. It also seeks to improve the coordination between healthcare and homelessness services. Finally, the act aims to address racial equity and prevent evictions through increased funding and data analysis.
Yes· 3 of 28
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+10
The bill significantly expands rental assistance, vouchers, and eviction protections for low-income families.
Does this make housing cost less?+10
The bill provides massive investments in the Housing Trust Fund, vouchers, and supportive housing to solve the housing crisis.
Is this likely to reduce homelessness?+10
The central purpose of the bill is to address the homelessness crisis through diverse funding and support programs.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Housing for the Elderly and Disabled: The bill provides billions for supportive housing specifically for the elderly (Section 102) and people with disabilities (Section s103), which helps these vulnerable groups secure stable living arrangements.
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Expansion of Rental Assistance: By expanding the housing choice voucher program (Section 201), the bill provides incremental vouchers to help low-income families secure rental assistance.
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Support for People Living in Vehicles: The creation of safe parking program grants (Section 301) allows homeless persons living in vehicles to have a safe place to park overnight while accessing rehousing services and hygiene facilities.
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Emergency Housing Conversions: Funding for the acquisition and conversion of hotels, motels, and commercial spaces (Section 302) can turn existing structures into permanent supportive housing or non-congregate shelters.
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Legal Protection for Tenants: The eviction protection grant program (Section 303) provides legal assistance at no cost to low-income tenants who are at risk of being evicted.
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Crisis Intervention Alternatives: Grants for mobile crisis intervention teams (Section 304) provide an alternative to law enforcement by deploying professionals trained to handle urgent medical or psychological needs.
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Community-Based Outreach: Library consortium pilot grants (Section 305) allow libraries to help homeless individuals connect with resources like health information or help applying for government benefits.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on Funding Use: In the mobile crisis intervention program, funds cannot be used for healthcare, except for Naloxone availability and training (Section 309, subsection (d)(2)(A)).
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Limitations on Housing and Health Support: Within the homelessness and behavioral health care coordination program, grant proceeds are prohibited from being used for rent or general healthcare (Section 309, subsection (d)(2)).
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Constraints on Safe Parking Program Usage: While the program provides many services, it does not require participants to accept case management or rehousing services (Section 301, subsection (i)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+10Good For People With Disabilities+9Good For Retirees+9Good For Seniors+9Good For Native Americans+8Good For African Americans+7Good For Asian Americans+7Good For Hispanic Americans+7Good For Children+5Good For L G B T Q Community+5Good For Urban Residents+5Good For Veterans+5Good For Women+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Affordable Housing+10Reduces Homelessness+10Improves Racial Equity+9Improves Disability Rights+8Improves Poverty Reduction+7Improves Policing Reform+6Improves L G B T Q Rights+3
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+8Improves Opioid Crisis Response+7Improves Healthcare Access+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Due Process+6Increases Federal Power+5Improves Government Transparency+4
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Transit+5Reduces Carbon Emissions+5
- 7/16/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/5/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/17/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 15 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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