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2	2	119THCONGRESS
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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 1231
5	5	To reauthorize and expand the pilot program to help individuals in recovery
6	6	from a substance use disorder become stably housed, and for other purposes.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	FEBRUARY12, 2025
9	9	Ms. B
10	10	ONAMICI(for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRIJALVA,
11	11	and Mr. C
12	12	ARTERof Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was
13	13	referred to the Committee on Financial Services
14	14	A BILL
15	15	To reauthorize and expand the pilot program to help individ-
16	16	uals in recovery from a substance use disorder become
17	17	stably housed, and for other purposes.
18	18	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
19	19	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
20	20	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
21	21	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Transition 4
22	22	And Recovery Through Housing Act of 2025’’ or the 5
23	23	‘‘START Housing Act of 2025’’. 6
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26	26	•HR 1231 IH
27	27	SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF RECOVERY HOUSING PRO-1
28	28	GRAM. 2
29	29	Section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and 3
30	30	Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 5301 note) is amended— 4
31	31	(1) in subsection (a)— 5
32	32	(A) by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and 6
33	33	inserting ‘‘2026 through 2031’’; 7
34	34	(B) by striking ‘‘for a period of not more 8
35	35	than 2 years or’’; and 9
36	36	(C) by striking ‘‘, whichever is earlier’’; 10
37	37	(2) in subsection (b)— 11
38	38	(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, act-12
39	39	ing through the Office of Community Planning 13
40	40	and Development in consultation with the Of-14
41	41	fice of Special Needs Assistance,’’ before ‘‘not 15
42	42	later than’’; and 16
43	43	(B) in paragraph (2)— 17
44	44	(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 18
45	45	‘‘allocated to’’ and inserting ‘‘prioritized 19
46	46	for’’; and 20
47	47	(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 21
48	48	inserting the following new subparagraph: 22
49	49	‘‘(B) P
50	50	RIORITY.—Among the States, pri-23
51	51	ority shall be given to States with the greatest 24
52	52	need, as such need is determined by the Sec-25
53	53	retary based on the following factors: 26
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56	56	•HR 1231 IH
57	57	‘‘(i) The highest average rates of un-1
58	58	employment based on data provided by the 2
59	59	Bureau of Labor Statistics for calendar 3
60	60	years 2019 through 2023. 4
61	61	‘‘(ii) The lowest average labor force 5
62	62	participation rates based on data provided 6
63	63	by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for cal-7
64	64	endar years 2019 through 2023. 8
65	65	‘‘(iii) The highest age-adjusted rates 9
66	66	of drug overdose deaths based on data 10
67	67	from the Centers for Disease Control and 11
68	68	Prevention. 12
69	69	‘‘(iv) The highest rates of unsheltered 13
70	70	homelessness as determined by the most 14
71	71	recent annual point-in-time count of per-15
72	72	sons experiencing homelessness required by 16
73	73	the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-17
74	74	velopment under title IV of the McKinney- 18
75	75	Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 19
76	76	11360 et seq.).’’; 20
77	77	(3) in subsection (c)— 21
78	78	(A) in paragraph (2)— 22
79	79	(i) by inserting ‘‘, low-barrier’’ after 23
80	80	‘‘effective’’; and 24
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84	84	(ii) by inserting before the period at 1
85	85	the end the following: ‘‘with an expectation 2
86	86	that persons participating in the program 3
87	87	have access to stable housing upon exiting 4
88	88	the program’’; and 5
89	89	(B) by adding at the end the following new 6
90	90	paragraphs: 7
91	91	‘‘(4) S
92	92	UPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT .—As a con-8
93	93	dition of receiving funds under this section, a State 9
94	94	shall use such funds received under this section only 10
95	95	to supplement the level of State or local funds that 11
96	96	would, in the absence of the receipt of funds under 12
97	97	this section, be made available for related housing 13
98	98	and recovery services. 14
99	99	‘‘(5) C
100	100	ONSULTATION.—Each State that receives 15
101	101	amounts pursuant to this section shall consult with 16
102	102	continuums of care and public housing agencies to 17
103	103	assess needs for implementing funds and developing 18
104	104	a plan to support individuals receiving stable hous-19
105	105	ing in connection with funding under this section 20
106	106	with transfer to other housing at the end of the indi-21
107	107	viduals’ eligibility.’’; and 22
108	108	(4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 23
109	109	following new subsection: 24
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113	113	‘‘(f) TECHNICALASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 1
114	114	use not more than 2 percent of the funds made available 2
115	115	under this section for technical assistance, to publish best 3
116	116	practices, and to conduct outreach to grantees or poten-4
117	117	tially eligible participants.’’. 5
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