reintroduced bipartisan legislation to unlock federal dollars for safe parking programs
Unlock federal funding for safe parking programs nationwide to support people experiencing homelessness who live in their vehicles.
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Evidence
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Rep. Carbajal said he and three bipartisan co-sponsors reintroduced the Naomi Schwartz and Susan Rose Safe Parking Act of 2025. The release says the bill would make safe parking programs eligible for federal housing grants to support operation and expansion nationwide.
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 7133, sponsored by Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, as introduced on Jan. 30, 2024 and referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. The bill status is still listed as Introduced.
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Latest Action: House - 08/22/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. This bill has the status Introduced
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2 results for All Actions | Compact View Date All Actions 08/22/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Action By: House of Representatives 08/22/2025 Introduced in House
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To authorize use of amounts from emergency solutions grants under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide safe overnight parking facilities for homeless persons, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action: House - 01/30/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. This bill has the status Introduced
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reintroduced bipartisan legislation to unlock federal dollars for safe parking programs.
Assessments
Carbajal made a serious legislative effort toward this promise, but the promised outcome was not delivered. He sponsored H.R. 7133, the Naomi Schwartz and Susan Rose Safe Parking Act of 2024, which Congress.gov shows was introduced on January 30, 2024 and remained at the introduced/referred stage without becoming law. He also reintroduced the proposal in a later term on August 27, 2025, but the available evidence still shows only a renewed attempt to make safe parking programs eligible for federal housing grants, not an enacted change that actually unlocked nationwide federal funding. Under the scoring rule for a serious but unsuccessful attempt, this is never with effort credit.