,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #d1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,salinas 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,norton7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless   
,assistance ,act with respect to the    
eligible activities under the ,continuum
 of ,care ,program1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,housing to ,homes  
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,expansion of       
eligible activities under ,continuum of 
,care ,program2 report  7a7 ,amendments 
,the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacja  
et seq47 is amended--  7#a7 in section  
#dja1 by adding at the end the          
following3  7#cf7 ,furniture bank ,the  
term furniture bank means a registered  
charity1 nonprofit organization1 or     
social enterprise that provides         
household furnishings to individuals and

 families who are in need1 including    
homeless individuals and families1 at   
little to no cost to such individuals   
and families4  2 and  7#b7 in section   
#dbc-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7--  7i7 by 
redesignating the second paragraph 7#ac7
 7relating to projects in rural areas7  
as paragraph 7#ad72 and  7ii7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#ae7        
,payment to a furniture bank for the    
costs of providing household            
furnishings1 including delivery1        
installation1 and assembly1 for         
individuals and families who-- 7,a7 are 
currently homeless2  7,b7 were homeless 
in the prior six months and are         
currently residing in permanent housing2
 or  7,c7 were homeless and are         
currently residing in permanent         
supportive housing4  2 and  7,b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7h7   
,ownership of household furnishings     
,with respect to subsection 7a77#ae71   
any household furnishings provided to an
 individual or family shall become the  

sole property of such individual or     
family4  4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #c years after  
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 the ,secretary of ,housing and 
,urban ,development shall submit to the 
,congress a report on the impact of     
payments to furniture banks for the     
costs of delivery1 installation1 and    
assembly of household furnishings for   
homeless individuals and families1 as   
described in section #dbc7;a77#ae7 of   
the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless         
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#aachc7;a77#ae774  7#b7 ,definitions ,in
 this subsection--  7,a7 the term       
furniture bank has the meaning given    
such term in section #dja of the        
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj72 and  7,b7  
the term homeless has the meaning given 
such term in section #ajc7;a7 of the    
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb7;a774  7c7   
,report on furniture poverty  7#a7 ,in  

general ,not later than #c years after  
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 and annually thereafter1 the   
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development shall publish a report on  
furniture poverty in the ,united ,states
 on a website of the ,department of     
,housing and ,urban ,development1 that  
includes an assessment of-- 7,a7 the    
number of ,americans currently          
experiencing poverty during such year2  
7,b7 the impact that furniture poverty  
has on the likelihood that homeless     
individuals and families will reenter   
homelessness2 and  7,c7 the impact of   
payments to furniture banks under       
section #dbc7;a77#ae7 of the            
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act on the number of ,americans        
experiencing furniture poverty4  7#b7   
,definition of furniture poverty ,the   
term furniture poverty means the        
inability to access1 afford1 or maintain
 household furniture and goods that are 
essential for a functional1 safe1 and   

healthy home4  7d7 ,repeal ,this ,act   
and the amendments made by this ,act are
 repealed on the date that is #e years  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4