House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness Act
Official title: To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to incentivize local solutions to homelessness.
Sponsor: Rep. Sylvia Garcia D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 19, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8878.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GARCIA of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 85, May 19, 2026, Page H3628):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 19, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 90 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8878, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
02cc4847ddcf4ffbce4dc05cdcbc059bce4bcc9f08400df23e05cfb0bc2b4288
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.8878 is contained in the text of H.R.6644, which became Public Law 119-101.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 19, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8878, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
02cc4847ddcf4ffbce4dc05cdcbc059bce4bcc9f08400df23e05cfb0bc2b4288
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- H.R. 6644 (119th) 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActRelated bill
- H.Res. 1299 (119th) Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.