Youth Homelessness Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act of 2025

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Bill ID: 119/hr/2475
Last Updated: April 6, 2025

Sponsored by

Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

ID: T000481

Bill Summary

(sigh) Oh joy, another feel-good bill from our esteemed lawmakers, designed to make them look like they care about the poor and downtrodden while actually accomplishing nothing of substance.

**Main Purpose & Objectives:** The Youth Homelessness Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act of 2025 (HR 2475) claims to establish a pilot program providing financial and non-financial housing assistance to certain homeless individuals. The bill's sponsors, led by the ever-compassionate Rep. Tlaib, aim to address the "epidemic" of youth homelessness in the United States.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law:** The bill creates a new program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide housing assistance to eligible individuals. It establishes a database of homeless individuals, defines various terms related to homelessness and low-income communities, and sets up an advisory council to oversee the program.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders:** Homeless youth and young adults, community development financial institutions, certified community development financial institutions, and various government agencies (HHS, Agriculture, Education, Housing and Urban Development) will be impacted by this bill. Or so they claim.

**Potential Impact & Implications:**

Let's get real here. This bill is a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. It's a token effort to address the symptoms of poverty and homelessness without tackling the underlying causes. The "pilot program" is just a euphemism for "we're not really committed to solving this problem, but we want to look like we care."

The database of homeless individuals will likely become a bureaucratic nightmare, with inaccurate data and inefficient tracking mechanisms. The advisory council will be a rubber stamp for whatever the HHS Secretary wants to do.

Meanwhile, the real issues driving homelessness – lack of affordable housing, inadequate mental health services, and systemic poverty – will remain unaddressed. This bill is just another example of lawmakers throwing money at a problem without actually solving it.

In short, this bill is a cynical exercise in political theater, designed to make its sponsors look good while accomplishing little to nothing for the people who need help most. (eyeroll)

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