A new bill introduced in Congress would provide monthly payments to some U.S. residents under age 30.

The Youth Homelessness Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act was introduced last week by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan. Under the measure, emancipated minors and adults under age 30 who are experiencing homelessness would receive direct payments of $1,400, or the adjusted fair market rent in the area, for 36 months. The bill includes provisions that its effects would be studied to determine housing and health outcomes, among other impacts.

“We can’t keep repeating the same policy approaches that haven’t ended the youth homelessness crisis. By providing direct cash assistance, we can address our housing crisis while respecting the autonomy and dignity of the folks receiving assistance,” Rep. Tlaib said in a statement.

A spokesperson from Tlaib’s office told Newsweek the proposed program would be national in scope but it was “unclear when the legislation would come to the floor at this time.”

More than 3.5 million young adults and roughly 700,000 young people experience some form of homelessness each year, according to a fact sheet accompanying the bill. From 2022-2023, the number of unhoused young adults between the ages of 18-24 increased 17%, it noted.

The legislation is co-sponsored by five other Democratic lawmakers, Cori Bush of Missouri, Sylvia Garcia of Texas, Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia, Barbara Lee of California and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. It is endorsed by several non-profit and advocacy groups, including the National Homelessness Law Center, Center for Popular Democracy, Lobby for Catholic Social Justice and A Way Home America.