Bill stops HUD-funded groups from forcing poor people into shelters.
H.R. 10231 — No Homeless Detention Centers Act · Filed by Maxwell Frost (D-FL) · 20 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 2, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill says groups that get HUD money cannot force poor people into shelters. They cannot require work to get shelter. They cannot threaten poor people with arrest for sleeping outside. They cannot help police punish poor people for these acts.
Who it affects
Poor people gain safety from forced shelters and arrest. Government groups and HUD-funded groups must follow these rules.
One thing to notice
The bill only applies to groups that get HUD money. States and cities without HUD money may still run forced shelters.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
20 cosponsors: 20 Democrats.
- Sep 2, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 2, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- HUD — The federal group that gives money to help with housing.
- HUD-funded — Groups or programs that get money from HUD.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,595 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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