# 119-hr-6477: Housing to Homes Act of 2025

119-hr-6477, Housing to Homes Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6477
- Congress: 119
- Title: Housing to Homes Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-11

## Summary

**This bill would create payments to furniture banks to furnish homes for people who are homeless or recently homeless, making furnishing an eligible Continuum of Care activity.** It would add a legal definition of "furniture bank," require reports on "furniture poverty," and set a five-year sunset for the program. - Families and individuals experiencing homelessness would be eligible to receive household furnishings, including delivery, installation, and assembly, if they are currently homeless, were homeless in the prior 6 months, or live in permanent supportive housing. These furnishings would become the recipient's sole property. - Charities, nonprofits, or social enterprises that qualify as furniture banks would be eligible for program payments to cover the costs of providing and delivering furniture. The bill ties the furniture bank definition to the McKinney-Vento Act. - The Department of Housing and Urban Development would publish a report on furniture poverty annually after an initial 3-year review, and Congress would get a report on the program's impact within 3 years. The program and its amendments would expire after 5 years.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Free furniture help for homeless households: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let furniture banks get payments to provide household furniture and related services. Payments would cover delivery, installation, and assembly. You would qualify if you are currently homeless; were homeless in the past six months and now live in permanent housing; or wer…
- New furniture program ends after five years: cost, low. If enacted, the bill and the changes it makes would be repealed five years after enactment. That repeal would end the payment authority for furniture banks, the statutory "furniture bank" definition, and the reporting requirements the bill creates.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6477 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6477)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6477 (as of 2026-10-11).