HR 7057 United States House · 119th Congress

Returning Home Act

The Returning Home Act establishes a federal grant program to provide rental assistance and housing support for individuals recently released from prison, jail, juvenile facilities, or halfway houses. It allocates $100 million annually to fund 24 months of rental assistance, family stipends for household support, and services like housing counseling, case management, and help with security deposits. The program prioritizes people at risk of homelessness after incarceration, requiring grantees to use at least 60% of funds for direct rental payments and 15% for landlord incentives. It explicitly replaces "offender" language with "individual" throughout to focus on people reentering communities, not criminal labels.

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Jan 14, 2026

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Jan 14, 2026

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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.

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