# 119-s-1667: Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2025 119-s-1667, Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1667 - As of: 2025-12-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-1667 - Congress: 119 - Title: Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-05-07 - Sponsor: Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL) - Cosponsors: 1 - Policy area: Housing and Community Development - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2025-12-21 ## Summary **Would expand who counts as homeless by expanding the legal definition of homelessness.** It would also require public Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data and stronger coordination with schools and other federal programs. - Families, children, and youth: Would add domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and other dangerous conditions to homelessness. It would raise a housing-share threshold from 14 days to 30 days and explicitly cover youths up to age 24 who cannot safely live with a parent or guardian. - Local programs and funding: Would require HUD to treat people defined as homeless under the new rules as eligible for MVHAA programs and to give comparable priority to proposed services. It would limit bonuses or incentives that favor one subgroup unless local data and plans justify them. - Data, counts, and reporting: Would make specified HMIS data publicly available at least annually with breakdowns by geography, age, disability, and duration. Communities would have to count all individuals identified by MVHAA or other federal statutes and HUD would submit an annual report to Congress. ## Cosponsors (1) - Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Who counts as homeless: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand who is treated as homeless for HUD programs. Shared housing would count for 30 days instead of 14 days. Youth up to age 24 who cannot safely live with a parent could be counted. Survivors of violence and young children with disabilities would be explicitly included… - Education help for homeless youth: benefit, medium. If enacted, HUD grantees would need to work with schools, Head Start, child care, and colleges to find and help homeless children and youth. Grantees must name a staff person to enroll children and link families to services. Unaccompanied youth would be told they are independent for FAFSA and given… - Local control over HUD bonuses: benefit, medium. If enacted, HUD would have to use public notice and comment to name activities that are "proven effective." HUD must favor locally proven strategies when giving bonuses or incentives. HUD could not use bonuses to set national priorities or favor one program model over another unless local data just… - Public HMIS data and reports: benefit, medium. If enacted, communities would have to submit HMIS data to HUD at least once a year. HUD would publish that data on its website yearly, including total homeless counts, assistance patterns by area, counts by collaborative applicant, and details on homeless women by age, disability, and time homeless… - Age-appropriate assessment systems: benefit, low. If enacted, communities that run a coordinated assessment system would need age-appropriate rules for young children, school-age kids, unaccompanied youth 14–24, and families. The system must be accessible to youth and families and work with housing, schools, early childhood, and mental health part… - Transportation help for participants: benefit, low. If enacted, HUD-funded programs could use funds to provide transportation. Rides could cover travel to jobs, early care and education, career training, and health or mental health care. Participants in HUD programs could get help with these trips. ## Related bills - 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026 - 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act - 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 - 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025 - 119-s-278: Kids Off Social Media Act - 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 ## Sources - [119-s-1667 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1667) ## Related - [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-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541) - [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492) - [119-s-278: Kids Off Social Media Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-278) - [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1667 (as of 2025-12-21).