Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness Act
Sponsored By: Representative Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
Introduced
Summary
Funding Cap Waiver Authority would let McKinney‑Vento grantees request waivers to exceed the section 415(b) spending limits for fiscal years 2027–2030. The bill would require public notice, HUD posting, a 60 day decision window, and it would bar approvals when a grantee relocates people without offering shelter or other housing options.
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- Recipients could request waivers by showing local need, submitting a detailed plan for how funds will be used, and proving the proposed uses align with their most recent Consolidated Plan. An approved waiver would remain in effect for the grant's period of performance for FY2027–2030 unless the recipient revokes it.
- Recipients must notify all subrecipients and Continuums of Care in their area and solicit public input before submitting a waiver request. If a recipient seeks to revoke a waiver it must solicit input from subrecipients and provide a summary and justification to them and to HUD before revoking.
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development must publish all waiver requests online and approve or deny each request within 60 days of receipt.
- HUD must deny any waiver request from a recipient that relocates or threatens to relocate individuals or their property without providing emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, or other permanent housing options.
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Local flexibility for homelessness funding
This bill would let local HUD grant recipients ask HUD for a waiver to exceed the McKinney‑Vento spending cap for fiscal years 2027 through 2030. Waiver requests would have to show local need, include a detailed spending plan, and justify support for the recipient's most recent Consolidated Plan. Recipients would have to notify subrecipients and Continuums of Care and get public input before applying. HUD would post each request on its website and approve or deny it within 60 days. HUD must deny any request from a recipient that relocates or threatens to relocate people or their property without offering emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, or other permanent housing options. An approved waiver would remain in effect for the grant's period of performance for FY2027–2030 unless the recipient revokes it in writing. Before revoking, recipients would have to solicit subrecipient input and include a summary and justification; HUD would publish any revocation and the recipient's justification online.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/19/2026
Roll Call Votes
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