Sponsor
Shri Thanedar
Representative · D-MI
Representative · D-MI
The bill provides significant, predictable federal funding and program rules to expand severe‑weather shelter options and improve coordination—better protecting unhoused and low‑income people and easing strain on health systems—while increasing federal spending and creating administrative, equity, and oversight risks that could limit effective, equitable implementation.
People experiencing homelessness, low-income, and unsheltered individuals gain expanded access to emergency shelters—including non‑congregate options (hotels/motels), vouchers, and staffing—during severe weather, reducing risk of injury, illness, and exposure.
Local communities and providers receive predictable, dedicated federal funding to expand severe‑weather shelter capacity (authorized at $750M per year for FY2027–FY2029; $2.25B total), enabling planning and scaling of services.
Hospitals and emergency medical services face reduced demand during extreme weather because at‑risk people are diverted to shelter, lowering strain on health systems and emergency response.
Taxpayers face increased federal spending (authorized $2.25 billion over FY2027–FY2029 / $750M per year) which could raise deficits or force tradeoffs with other budget priorities.
Smaller providers and local governments may face significant administrative, compliance, and logistical burdens to apply for and implement grants, and rapid expansion during crises could strain coordination if federal support is delayed or complex.
If funding is short‑term or poorly targeted, shelters and temporary programs risk being unsustained after severe weather events, leaving gaps in services for vulnerable people.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes a new HUD competitive grant program to expand emergency shelter capacity during severe weather and funds $750M/year for FY2027–FY2029 (subject to appropriation).
Official title: To amend subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act to establish supplemental severe weather emergency solutions grants, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 11, 2026 by Shri Thanedar · Last progress June 11, 2026
Creates a new competitive HUD grant program called Supplemental Severe Weather Emergency Solutions Grants to help communities expand and improve emergency shelter capacity during extreme weather events. The program authorizes $750 million per year for FY2027–FY2029, requires HUD to establish the program within one year, sets eligible applicants and allowable uses (temporary shelter space, non‑congregate vouchers, staffing, supplies, etc.), and requires a GAO report on effectiveness within five years.