Bill · H.R. 3319· House(119-HR-3319)
Women’s and Family Protection Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/9/2025
- Last activity
- 5/9/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Sponsored by
- Carlos Gimenez
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Women's and Family Protection Act of 2025 aims to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. It updates the definition of a homeless individual to include those residing in indigenous, rural, or marginalized communities as defined by the Secretary. The bill also expands the domestic violence definition to specifically include women, women with children, and survivors at risk of gender-based violence. Additionally, it establishes a program for emergency solutions grants. These grants are directed toward private nonprofit organizations serving high-needs populations such as pregnant women, families, and victims of trauma.
Yes· 3 of 17
Would women be better off under this?+8
The bill specifically targets women and survivors of gender-based violence for protection and support.
Would children be better off under this?+7
The bill specifically prioritizes assistance for children and youth.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+7
The bill provides direct assistance to homeless and high-needs populations.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expanded Definitions of Homelessness: By allowing the definition of a homeless individual to include those residing in indigenous, rural, or marginalized communities, the bill expands who qualifies for assistance (Section 101).
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Specific Protections for Gender-Based Violence Victims: The bill requires the Secretary to specifically include women, women with children, survivors, and persons at risk of gender-based violence as a recognized subpopulation within the domestic violence definition (Section 101).
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Targeted Grant Assistance for High-Needs Populations: The bill directs grants to private nonprofit organizations serving specific groups, including pregnant women, families, children, youth, and seniors (Section 201, subsection b).
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Comprehensive Support Services: Assistance can be used for essential needs such as childcare, employment services, food, mental health services, and trauma counseling (Section 201, subsection c).
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Housing Stability: Grants can fund housing relocation and stabilization services for individuals or families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless (Section 201, subsection c).
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Technical Assistance for Providers: The Secretary is tasked with providing technical assistance to nonprofits regarding trauma-informed service delivery and coordination with other government social services (Section 201, subsection f).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Administrative Requirements: Private nonprofit organizations seeking grants must submit applications and detailed evaluations, including unduplicated counts of specific populations served, which may create an administrative burden (Section 201, subsections d and e).
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 Women+8Good For Children+7Good For Low Income Households+7Good For Native Americans+5Good For Rural Residents+5Good For Seniors+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Affordable Housing+7Improves Gender Equality+7Reduces Homelessness+6Improves Childcare Affordability+5Improves Poverty Reduction+5Improves Racial Equity+4
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+5Improves Healthcare Access+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3Increases Federal Power+2
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+4
- 5/9/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Ritchie TorresDemocrat · New York