# 119-hr-5618: Housing PLUS Act of 2025

119-hr-5618, Housing PLUS Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5618
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5618
- Congress: 119
- Title: Housing PLUS Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would reserve at least 50% of HUD Continuum of Care funds for wraparound services.** It would also bar HUD from withholding or limiting grants to programs that require supportive services, impose occupancy prerequisites like sobriety, or are faith-based organizations. - People experiencing homelessness: Could see more housing tied to counseling, job training, or addiction treatment and may need to meet prerequisites such as sobriety to get assistance. - Faith-based organizations: Would be explicitly eligible for Continuum of Care grants and could operate programs that include religious elements without HUD restriction. - Funding and oversight: At least 50% of CoC funds each year would be set aside for entities that provide or offer access to wraparound services, and HUD would have to report within 180 days after each fiscal year to the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee certifying compliance and showing how Notices of Funding Opportunity reflect it.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More services, sobriety rules allowed for homeless housing: mixed, medium. If enacted, HUD homeless grants would steer at least 50% each year to groups that provide wraparound services, like counseling, job training, and addiction treatment. HUD would not be allowed to deny or cut grants to groups that require supportive services, set sobriety or no-drug-use rules, or are…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-7548: SCAM Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5618 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5618)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-7548: SCAM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7548)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5618 (as of 2026-04-21).