Cut red tape and support local solutions for addressing homelessness through program reform.

Tina Smith · Minnesota · Democratic

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Occurrences

Sec. 5505. Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act. Sec. 5506. Incentivizing local solutions to homelessness.

The ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 includes provisions for reducing homelessness through program reform and incentivizing local solutions.

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Evidence

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today introduced the Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act, legislation to cut red tape and create local solutions for addressing homelessness.

Senator Tina Smith introduced the Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act to streamline federal homelessness programs and empower local solutions.

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Press Releases - Senator Tina Smith
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ST. PAUL, MN – Minnesota housing organizations from across the state are celebrating legislation by U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), top Democrat on the Senate Housing Subcommittee, advancing to the Senate floor. Smith’s bills were included in the first comprehensive, national housing reform legislative package in over a decade, dubbed the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, which passed the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee unanimously (24-0).

Senator Smith's legislation, including the Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act, advanced to the Senate floor as part of the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025.

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Minnesota Housing Organizations Celebrate Smith's Bipartisan Rural Housing, Homelessness Bills Advancing in U.S. Senate
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), the top Democrat on the Senate Housing Subcommittee, announced that one of her major bipartisan bills aimed at combatting America’s housing crisis was included in a package that passed the Senate in an 89-10 vote. Senator Smith’s bipartisan Rural Housing Service Reform Act was included in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the first comprehensive housing supply legislation in 30 years.

Senator Smith's Rural Housing Service Reform Act was included in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which passed the Senate.

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U.S. SENATOR TINA SMITH’S BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION INCLUDED IN LANDMARK HOUSING PACKAGE THAT PASSED THE UNITED STATES SENATE - Senator Tina Smith
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Senator Tina Smith introduced and advanced multiple pieces of legislation—including the Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act—aimed at cutting red tape and supporting local solutions to homelessness. Her efforts resulted in these reforms being included in landmark national housing supply legislation that passed the Senate. However, the evidence does not confirm final enactment into law or comprehensive delivery of all promised reforms, but it shows significant legislative progress and serious effort.

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