ACTION ALERT: Tomorrow (9/10), Congress will discuss a bill that would put people in jail or fine them $500 for sleeping outside in DC. Contact your reps today via bit.ly/STOPHB5163 In DC and across the country, we need #HousingNotHandcuffs #FreeDC

UPDATE: Unlawful arrests and forced displacement of homeless D.C. residents expected to begin this morning at 10 AM with federal and local police throwing away tents at 62 encampments; arrests are expected to begin at nightfall to avoid media attention.https://buff.ly/gRAsxWS

Fined. Arrested. Still nowhere to live. A new documentary by @invisiblepeople.tv spotlights how all across the US, elected officials are making homelessness worse by wasting lives and taxpayer dollars on failed policies. We need housing and support, not handcuffs. buff.ly/sGLK3Yl

One year ago today, the Supreme Court ruled that people can be arrested and ticketed for experiencing homelessness. Since then, 320+ bills that make it a crime to be homeless have been introduced. These bills only make homelessness worse. Full report:

HAPPENING NOW: The Housing Not Handcuffs Act is being introduced by Reps. Jayapal and Frost! Tune into the live press conference where we're demanding real solutions to homelessness: housing and support, not arrests or tickets. www.youtube.com/live/VRaE-9J...

TODAY at 3:30 EST: Tune into the introduction of the #HousingNotHandcuffs Act with Reps. Jayapal and Frost, along with our partners at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and Miriam's Kitchen: buff.ly/DnkXmF4

We are so thrilled and honored to share that on Thursday, the #HousingNotHandcuffs Act will be introduced in Congress to help solve homelessness by ending its criminalization federally. Learn more and join us in DC on Thursday: www.votervoice.net/NHLC/Events/...

BIG NEWS! The #HousingNotHandcuffs Act is coming to Congress! On 6/26, @repjayapal & @repmaxwellfrost will introduce #HNH to help solve homelessness with real solutions: housing and support, NOT arrests or fines. RSVP to the rally and press conference: buff.ly/fnyIIIi

TODAY: Join us at 8 PM EST / 5 PM PST to reflect on the year since #JohnsonVGrantsPass.

Most people are closer to becoming homeless than to becoming a billionaire like Elon Musk. 60% can't afford the basic costs of living. Meanwhile, politicians are giving handouts to the ultra-wealthy & handcuffs to poor people. We will never arrest our way out of homelessness. buff.ly/6y7trQU

Billionaires get handouts. Homeless people get handcuffs. Make it make sense. #HousingNotHandcuffs.

WATCH LIVE: Hands Off HUD! Rally on Capitol Hill. Housing is a RIGHT, not a luxury! #HousingNotHandcuffs @popdemocaction.bsky.social @popdemoc.bsky.social @vocal-ny.bsky.social @vocal-us.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/9u9RdH8...

This nonsense from @governor.ca.gov will make homelessness in California worse and will make CA less safe, less healthy, and less equitable. He claims to be the counter Trump, but they're both using the same failed, backward & racist playbook that will worsen homelessness. @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social

Please note that Florida has recently passed a bill of this type.

On May 1st, 100+ people were forced out of Deschutes National Forest. The residents, most of which grew up nearby and had been living in the forest for years, were not offered alternative housing. It was just cruel. Read more from @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social: housingnothandcuffs.org/2025/05/02/d...

"Gavin Newsom isn’t fighting homelessness, he’s fighting homeless people. Banning encampments won’t fix the housing crisis, but it will make life more miserable for those with nowhere to go." - @currentaffairs.bsky.social

In the middle of a massive housing crisis, more and more governments are choosing to throw homeless people in jail and fine them thousands of dollars for not being able to afford rent. We're tracking these dangerous bills. Check out the latest updates: housingnothandcuffs.org/emergent-thr...