1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Homelessness Act of 2019 . 2. Congressional findings Congress finds that— (1) although the United States has experienced a reduction in veteran homelessness after a surge of new Federal funding targeted to homeless veterans starting in fiscal year 2008, major progress towards the national goals for ending homelessness in the United States has virtually stalled in the absence of increased funding; (2) according to the point-in-time count conducted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2016, 549,928 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States on any given night during that year, including more than 120,000 children; (3) homelessness in many communities has reached crisis proportions, and some cities have declared that homelessness has reached a state of emergency; and (4) the Federal Government must renew its commitment to the national goals to end homelessness. 3. Definition In this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 4. Emergency relief funding Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 491 ( 42 U.S.C. 11408 ) as section 441; (2) by redesignating section 592 ( 42 U.S.C. 11408a ) as section 442