# 119-hr-10231: No Homeless Detention Centers Act

119-hr-10231, No Homeless Detention Centers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10231
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Homeless Detention Centers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect homeless people from detention: benefit, low. 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 resident…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10231 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10231)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10231 (as of 2026-10-15).