# 119-s-965: A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

119-s-965, A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-965
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would shift funding for the Interagency Council on Homelessness to a flexible, ongoing funding authorization instead of a fixed initial appropriation.** It removes the statutory $3 million FY2010 line and the temporary FY2011 language, repeals one section and renumbers another in Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and places a new Section 209 titled Encouragement of State involvement in the table of contents to signal a focus on State engagement while leaving annual funding levels to the regular appropriations process.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding and structure for homelessness council: mixed, low. This bill would change how the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness is funded and organized. It would remove the old one-time $3,000,000 statutory payment and replace it with "such sums as may be necessary," so annual appropriations would decide funding. The bill would repeal section 209 and re…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2178: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-3267: ASAP Act
- 119-s-2837: Protect America’s Workforce Act
- 119-s-2197: Refund Equality Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-965 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/965)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2178: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2178)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-3267: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3267)
- [119-s-2837: Protect America’s Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2837)
- [119-s-2197: Refund Equality Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2197)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-965 (as of 2026-04-21).