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Maxwell Frost Introduces Bill Banning Homeless Detention Centers

9/4/2026

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Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) introduced the No Homeless Detention Centers Act to ban forced labor for shelter.
Frost argued federal housing dollars should fund housing, not detention-like facilities.
Frost criticized the Supreme Court decision that expands state power to criminalize homelessness.
President Donald Trump signed a July 2025 executive order prioritizing grants to enforce anti-camping and drug rules.

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Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) introduced the No Homeless Detention Centers Act to ban forced labor for shelter.
Frost argued federal housing dollars should fund housing, not detention-like facilities.
Frost criticized the Supreme Court decision that expands state power to criminalize homelessness.
President Donald Trump signed a July 2025 executive order prioritizing grants to enforce anti-camping and drug rules.