,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gijh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjbd,mr4 
,krishnamoorthi 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,schiff1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 and  
,ms4 ,tlaib7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,housing and ,urban ,development to     
establish a ,commission on ,youth       
,homelessness1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,commission on ,youth           
,homelessness ,act4  #b4 ,commission on 
youth homelessness  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban      
,development shall1 not later than #fj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 establish a ,commission on   
,youth ,homelessness4  7b7 ,membership  
7#a7 ,chair ,the ,commission established
 pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall be    
chaired by a person nominated by and    
representing the ,secretary4  7#b7      

,members ,the ,commission established   
pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall be     
comprised of-- 7,a7 not less than three 
persons1 recommended to the ,secretary  
for appointment by one or more of the   
members described in subparagraphs 7,b7 
through 7,f71 who have lived experience 
of homelessness1 7as defined by section 
#ajc of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless 
,assistance ,act71 including homeless   
children and youths 7as such terms are  
defined in section #gbe of the          
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act72  7,b7 a member representing the  
,department of ,education1 nominated by 
the ,secretary of ,education2  7,c7 a   
member representing the ,department of  
,health and ,human ,services1 nominated 
by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human 
,services2  7,d7 a representative from a
 national nonprofit homeless youth      
organization2  7,e7 a representative    
from a national nonprofit civil rights  
organization representing historically  
marginalized communities or socially    

disadvantaged groups2 and  7,f7 a       
national organization representing      
,,lgbtqia populations4  7c7 ,meetings   
,the ,commission on ,youth ,homelessness
 shall have a meeting not less than #ij 
days after all of the members of such   
,commission have been appointed by the  
,secretary4  7d7 ,report ,the           
,commission on ,youth ,homelessness     
shall1 not later than #a year after the 
date on which all members of such       
,commission have been appointed by the  
,secretary1 submit a report to the      
,congress and to the ,president that    
includes the following3 7#a7 ,a         
description of any ways in which        
,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1 and local    
laws1 regulations1 and policies have    
harmed or otherwise impacted youth and  
young adults who are homeless or at-risk
 of homelessness4  7#b7 ,a list of      
,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1 and local    
laws1 regulations1 and policies that    
unnecessarily target youth and young    
adults who identify as ,black1          

,indigenous1 people of color1 or        
,,lgbtqia causing the criminalization1  
institutionalization1 or incarceration  
of historically and systemically        
marginalized people living in poverty4  
7#c7 ,makes legislative recommendations 
to achieve the following3 7,a7          
,non-discriminatory housing applications
 based on credit and income history for 
youth and young adults4  7,b7           
,employment safeguards to avoid         
discrimination on the absence of a      
permanent mailing address1 housing      
history1 or employment history4  7,c7   
,low- or no-barrier access to mental    
health and substance use services for   
youth and young adults4  7,d7 ,the      
waiving of or assistance with moving    
expenses1 including move-in fees and    
application fees for youth and young    
adults4  7,e7 ,actions that ,federal    
agencies may take in removing barriers  
to prevent and end youth and young adult
 homelessness4  7,f7 ,evidence-based    
solutions and recommendations to prevent

 and end youth and young adult          
homelessness4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,lived experience ,the term 
lived experience means persons who have 
lived experience of homelessness1 as    
defined by section #ajc of the          
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb7 and includes
 homeless children and youths as defined
 in section #gbe of such ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aadcd;a71 or other           
youth-serving systems1 as defined by    
agencies that serve children1 youth1 and
 families4 ,agencies may include the    
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 ,department of ,education1   
,child ,welfare1 ,department of         
,juvenile ,justice1 and agencies serving
 homeless youth4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the  
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,housing and ,urban ,development4  7#c7 
,youth ,the term youth means not older  
than #ag years old4  7#d7 ,young adult  
,the term young adult means-- 7,a7 #ah  
years or older but not older than #cj   

years old2 or  7,b7 emancipated minors  
under applicable ,state law4