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POSITIVE Housing & Affordability 119th Congress

H.R.4457 Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025

Housing Is a Human Right Act — addresses root causes of homelessness and transitions toward guaranteed housing for all (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

UDHR Art. 25 declares housing a human right; HUD data shows 770K people homeless on any given night.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25: right to adequate standard of living including housing
  • 42 U.S.C. § 11301 — McKinney-Vento Act congressional findings on homelessness crisis
  • HUD 2024 AHAR: ~770,000 people experiencing homelessness on a single night (January 2024)

Housing Is a Human Right Act — addresses root causes of homelessness and transitions toward guaranteed housing. The bill treats housing as a fundamental right and invests in the systemic interventions needed to end homelessness.