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US HB7057
Bill
Status
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
Nanette Barragan
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Reentry Rental Assistance and Housing Services Grant Program, authorizing $100,000,000 annually to provide housing support for individuals released from prisons, jails, juvenile facilities, or halfway houses
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Provides up to 24 months of rental assistance covering rent, utilities, security deposits, and application fees, with at least 60% of grant funding required for rental assistance
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Funds supportive services including pre-release planning, housing counseling, case management, mental health therapy, substance abuse treatment, and employment services
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Expands eligibility for existing reentry programs under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to include individuals in halfway houses and replaces the term "offender" with "individual" throughout the statute
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Prohibits grants to law enforcement entities and prioritizes applicants using housing-first approaches and serving populations at disproportionate risk of incarceration and homelessness
Legislative Description
Returning Home Act
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1/14/2026