# 119-s-1461: Safe SHORES Act of 2025

119-s-1461, Safe SHORES Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1461
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safe SHORES Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Would reauthorize and expand funding for recovery housing to help people with substance use disorders secure stable places to live.** It focuses on larger, longer funding, clearer spending rules, and stronger monitoring and reporting to track outcomes. - People in recovery: Would provide at least $50 million for the recovery housing pilot and extend the program period to cover 2026 through 2030. This supports more acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction of temporary recovery housing. - State grantees and providers: Would replace an accelerated 1-year spending rule with a 5-year expenditure window and allow up to 1 percent of awards to buy furniture. States must prioritize projects that offer workforce training, financial literacy, follow-up support, accreditation, or leverage additional funding. - Federal oversight and transparency: Would require HUD to monitor grants through its Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) and deliver an annual public report with project updates, resident statistics, best-practice strategies, and an interagency plan with HHS and USDA.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More recovery housing grants for states: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would extend HUD's recovery housing pilot through 2026 to 2030. It would require at least $50 million be provided for the program. States awarded grants would have to spend each award within five years. States could use up to 1% of each award to buy furniture for the temporary…

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- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2647: International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1461 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1461)

## Related
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2647: International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2647)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1461 (as of 2025-12-21).