# 119-s-4903: A bill to improve the point-in-time count conducted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

119-s-4903, A bill to improve the point-in-time count conducted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4903
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to improve the point-in-time count conducted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-17

## Summary

**Would require an annual, standardized point-in-time (PIT) count** of people experiencing homelessness and modernize HUD's data collection and reporting. It would also push local systems to keep year-round HMIS updates and give extra technical help to rural and resource-limited areas. - People experiencing homelessness and families: Communities must run the PIT count during the last 10 days of April each year and keep midpoint Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data to track seasonal and emerging trends. - Local Continuums of Care and providers: All PIT counts must use a community-wide HMIS for client-level data and maintain up-to-date entries for shelters, street outreach, transitional housing, and other HUD-funded activities. HUD may allow Subtitle B funds to train staff or volunteers on HMIS integration. - Federal oversight and modernization: HUD would set standardized HMIS reporting and submit an annual report to Congress on compliance, technical assistance, and data quality. The Government Accountability Office would study HUD's PIT methodology and report to Congress within 1 year with recommendations to modernize counts.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual homelessness counts and data rules: mixed, low. This bill would require each HUD recipient to do an annual point-in-time homelessness count. The count would take place during the last 10 days of April each year, starting after enactment. Recipients could still run supplemental counts at other times without HUD approval. The bill would require us…

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## Sources
- [119-s-4903 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4903)

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- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4903 (as of 2026-07-17).