Contact Congress about H.R. 3856: Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2025

Young people without safe housing could get more help from shelters, outreach teams, and longer-term housing programs. The bill renews these programs through 2030 and adds new rules for services, data, and fair treatment.

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Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Latest action on H.R. 3856: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects young people who have run away, have no safe home, live on the street, or face trafficking or sexual exploitation. It also affects local shelters, outreach teams, housing programs, and family support services that use federal grants. Schools, colleges, job programs, health providers, and government agencies may also work more closely with these youth programs.

Why this matters: Young people without safe housing often need fast help and steady follow-up, and this bill would shape what help local programs can offer. It could make services more consistent by setting clearer rules for shelter, outreach, prevention, and longer-term housing. It could also give policymakers better data on youth homelessness and trafficking. The real effect would depend on how much money Congress provides and how the Department of Health and Human Services runs the grants.

Key provisions in H.R. 3856

• The bill keeps federal grants for short-term crisis shelters, longer-term housing, and street outreach. It generally turns them into five-year grants and adds an appeals process.
• Programs would have to use trauma-informed care, meaning care that recognizes the effects of trauma. Services would also have to fit a youth's age, gender, development, culture, language, and social needs.
• Shelters and projects would usually serve at least 4 youth and no more than 20 youth per project. State or local licensing rules could allow different numbers.
• Basic centers and transitional living programs would have to offer suicide prevention, health and mental health referrals, and substance use education and prevention.
• Grant recipients would have to file yearly reports with detailed numbers on the youth they serve. Reports must include groups such as trafficking victims, pregnant or parenting youth, and youth involved with child welfare or the justice system, while keeping names private.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 3856

What is H.R. 3856?

Young people without safe housing could get more help from shelters, outreach teams, and longer-term housing programs. The bill renews these programs through 2030 and adds new rules for services, data, and fair treatment.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 3856?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 3856?

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