Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets Act
- Bill Number
- H.R. 6174
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Health
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-11-20: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
- Last Updated
- 2026-07-09T19:59:35Z
AI-Generated Summary
Purpose The legislation aims to protect public safety by restoring civil commitment procedures, enforcing prohibitions on vagrancy and related behaviors, and redirecting federal resources toward institutional treatment and accountability measures for addressing homelessness.
Key Provisions
- Civil commitment restoration: Directs the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to pursue reversal of court precedents and consent decrees limiting civil commitment, while offering technical guidance and grants to states for flexible commitment and treatment standards.
- Vagrancy enforcement: Requires assessment of federal grant programs to prioritize states and localities that enforce bans on public drug use, urban camping, loitering, squatting, and that implement assisted outpatient treatment or civil commitment; includes Attorney General actions on sex offender registration, encampment removals, and mental health evaluations for federal detainees.
- Resource redirection: Mandates that Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants support evidence-based programs and avoid harm reduction efforts; requires coordination to transfer eligible individuals to mental hospitals; directs health centers to provide comprehensive services reducing homelessness.
- Accountability measures: Ends support for "housing first" policies; requires treatment participation for those with mental illness or substance use disorders; authorizes reviews and penalties for safe consumption sites; allows exclusive housing for women and children; permits collection and sharing of health data with law enforcement.
Significant Changes to Existing Law
- Overrides prior judicial limits on civil commitment by seeking precedent reversals and decree terminations.
- Alters grant administration to condition funding on enforcement of specific public order laws and treatment requirements, rather than unconditional support.
- Shifts federal policy away from harm reduction and housing-first models toward institutional and accountability-focused approaches.
- Introduces new data collection and sharing mandates for homelessness program recipients.
Potential Impacts
- Government agencies: Increases coordination among the Department of Justice, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development; requires program assessments, technical assistance, and potential funding freezes or legal actions.
- Citizens: Affects unhoused individuals through expanded commitment options and treatment mandates; may alter access to federal homelessness assistance for those with substance use or mental health issues.
- No notable effects identified on international relations.
Main Stakeholders Affected
- Unhoused individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders, or sex offender status.
- State and local governments receiving federal grants.
- Federal agencies (Justice, HHS, HUD, Transportation).
- Recipients of homelessness and housing assistance grants, including health centers and service providers.
Notable Legal, Constitutional, or Political Implications
- Raises questions regarding due process and individual liberties in expanded civil commitment processes.
- Involves potential challenges to existing court rulings and consent decrees on deinstitutionalization.
- Represents a policy shift emphasizing enforcement and institutional care over community-based housing models.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Refer to the official source document for the authoritative text.
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Recent Actions
- 2025-11-20: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
- 2025-11-20: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
- 2025-11-20: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
- 2025-11-20: Introduced in House
- 2025-11-20: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets Act — issued 2025-11-20 — PDF (10 pages)