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119-hr-10231119th Congress
No Homeless Detention Centers Act
Sponsored By: Representative Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
Introduced
Summary
Prohibits HUD-funded coercive detention and forced labor of people experiencing homelessness. It would bar any recipient of Department of Housing and Urban Development funds from forcing unhoused people into facilities, making them work to stay, or punishing them for basic survival activities in public.
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- People experiencing homelessness: Would be protected from being compelled to live in a facility or required to provide labor to remain there. It also would bar punishment for "life-sustaining activities" like moving, resting, sleeping, protecting oneself from the elements, eating, drinking, and storing personal property.
- HUD-funded recipients and local governments: Would face limits on using HUD funds to support policies or contracts that coerce shelter or labor. They could not assist law enforcement or private contractors in threatening or imposing punishment for survival activities on public property.
- Law enforcement and private contractors receiving HUD support: Would be barred from using Federal funds to arrest, fine, revoke rights, involuntarily commit, or otherwise punish people for engaging in life-sustaining activities on public property.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Protect homeless people from detention
If enacted, this bill would bar recipients of HUD federal funds from threatening or punishing people experiencing homelessness for basic life-sustaining activities on public property. It would forbid forcing someone on public property to move into a shelter. It would forbid forcing shelter residents to provide labor to live there. It would also bar HUD-funded groups from helping police or contractors punish homeless people. The bill lists examples of life-sustaining activities (for example, sleeping, eating, drinking, storing belongings), public property (for example, sidewalks, parks, transit), and punishment (for example, arrest, fines, loss of rights).
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/13/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/15/2026
Roll Call Votes
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