S. 1461 (119th)Bill Overview

Safe SHORES Act of 2025

Housing and Community Development|Housing and Community Development
Cosponsors
Support
Bipartisan
Introduced
Apr 10, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
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Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This bill reauthorizes and updates Section 8071 of the SUPPORT Act to continue a federal recovery housing pilot program through 2026–2030, sets a minimum funding level (text refers to $50,000,000), and revises grant timing and use rules. It allows up to 1% of awards for furniture, requires HUD to track grants in its Integrated Disbursement and Information System, encourages state best practices (workforce training, follow-up, accreditation, leveraging funds), and imposes annual public reporting to Congress with program metrics and an interagency coordination strategy with HHS and USDA.

Why people may split

Views differ on federal spending level versus program need

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory amendment that reauthorizes and modestly expands a HUD recovery housing program, adds monitoring and reporting requirements, and permits limited new uses of funds.

This bill reauthorizes and updates Section 8071 of the SUPPORT Act to continue a federal recovery housing pilot program through 2026–2030, sets a minimum funding level (text refers to $50,000,000), and revises grant timing and use rules.

It allows up to 1% of awards for furniture, requires HUD to track grants in its Integrated Disbursement and Information System, encourages state best practices (workforce training, follow-up, accreditation, leveraging funds), and imposes annual public reporting to Congress with program metrics and an interagency coordination strategy with HHS and USDA.

Passage60/100

Reauthorizes an existing program with technical improvements, low ideological conflict, and reporting requirements that aid consensus.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory amendment that reauthorizes and modestly expands a HUD recovery housing program, adds monitoring and reporting requirements, and permits limited new uses of funds. It integrates with the existing statute and sets concrete metrics for oversight but omits some fiscal and enforcement detail.

Contention60/100

Views differ on federal spending level versus program need

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Housing market · StatesFederal agencies · States

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Housing marketProvides a minimum funding floor of $50 million, increasing funding predictability for recovery housing.
  • StatesExtending authorization through 2030 sustains program continuity and long-term planning for states and providers.
  • Housing marketObligation deadlines (30% within one year, full within five) may accelerate housing acquisition and service delivery.
Likely burdened
  • Federal agenciesThe bill increases federal spending obligations, raising budgetary costs depending on appropriations.
  • StatesNew reporting, monitoring, and data requirements create additional administrative burdens for states and providers.
  • Potential burdenCollection and public reporting of resident substance and demographic data could raise privacy and confidentiality conc…
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Views differ on federal spending level versus program need
Progressive85%

Likely supportive because the bill extends federal support for recovery housing, requires data/reporting, and encourages workforce and follow-up services for residents.

They will welcome monitoring and reporting that could improve accountability and outcomes.

Some may push for stronger protections and greater funding or services for residents.

Leans supportive
Centrist70%

Generally favorable with pragmatic concerns about costs, implementation timelines, and measurable outcomes.

Appreciates the monitoring, reporting, and encouraged best practices, but will want clarity on administrative burden and performance metrics.

Leans supportive
Conservative30%

Cautious or leaning opposed due to new federal spending, expanded HUD oversight, and potential federal intrusion into state and local housing decisions.

May support targeted recovery housing but object to ongoing appropriations and monitoring.

Likely resistant
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood60/100

Reauthorizes an existing program with technical improvements, low ideological conflict, and reporting requirements that aid consensus.

Scope and complexity
52%
Scopemoderate
52%
Complexitymedium
Why this could stall
  • Exact annual appropriation amounts and mandate of "$50,000,000" are unclear
  • Aggregate fiscal cost and CBO estimate absent from bill text
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

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Views differ on federal spending level versus program need

Reauthorizes an existing program with technical improvements, low ideological conflict, and reporting requirements that aid consensus.

Unlocked analysis

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory amendment that reauthorizes and modestly expands a HUD recovery housing program, adds monitoring and reporting requirements, and permit…

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