On July 1, 2025, Ashley Moody cast one of the 50 votes that passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, under which the Congressional Budget Office found resources for the lowest-income tenth of households will decrease by about $1,200 per year. The law also ended SNAP's work-rule exemption for people experiencing homelessness, and Moody voted against a motion to keep it.
Moody voted to confirm Scott Turner as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, whose department has tried twice to move homelessness money away from permanent housing; a court blocked the first plan, and an appeals court let the second proceed in September 2026. HUD has also proposed time limits on rental aid that, if adopted, would put up to 188,100 Floridians at risk of losing it.
Ashley Moody's Votes and Confirmations on Homelessness and Aid to Low-Income Families
- Moody Cast a Deciding Vote for a Law That Takes About $1,200 a Year From the Lowest-Income Households in July 2025. On July 1, 2025, Ashley Moody voted yes on H.R. 1, which passed 50 to 50 with the Vice President's tie-breaking vote, so it would have failed without her vote. The Congressional Budget Office found that resources for the lowest-income tenth will decrease by about $1,200 per year (in 2025 dollars), while CBPP reports that household incomes will rise by $13,600 for the top 10 percent; combined with tariffs, the law will leave households with incomes in the bottom 70 percent worse off, according to the Yale Budget Lab.
- Moody Voted Against Keeping SNAP's Protection for Homeless People and Veterans in June 2025. On June 30, 2025, Moody voted no on Senator Tammy Duckworth's motion to make sure SNAP benefits are not terminated or reduced for homeless individuals, veterans, former foster youth and parents of children under 18. It failed 49 to 51. The law now requires people experiencing homelessness to show 20 hours of work a week or lose SNAP after three months, and the Congressional Budget Office estimates a net reduction in SNAP participation of 300,000 people among homeless people, veterans and former foster youth.
- Moody Voted Against Removing Paperwork Rules That Cut People Off Aid in June 2025. On June 30, 2025, Moody voted no on Senator Chris Coons's motion to remove provisions stripping individuals in the United States of the Federal benefits to which they are entitled through new paperwork rules. It failed 48 to 52. Those rules reach people who rent with federal help: three in four households with rental assistance include a person who receives health coverage through Medicaid or a related program.
- Moody Voted to Confirm Scott Turner, Whose HUD Is Moving Homelessness Money Away From Permanent Housing. On February 5, 2025, Moody voted to confirm Scott Turner as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; all 53 Republican senators voted yes. On June 10, 2025 she also voted to confirm Andrew Hughes as Turner's deputy. Turner's department's first plan for the Continuum of Care homelessness grants, which CBPP said would take housing assistance away from over 170,000 formerly homeless people in 2026, was blocked in court. Its second plan would set aside $1.3 billion of the more than $4 billion that Congress appropriated for transitional and service-only grants; after an appeals court ruled in September 2026 that HUD can now move forward making awards under the challenged CoC notice, the National Alliance to End Homelessness estimates that at least 97,000 people in CoC-funded permanent housing will likely lose their housing.
What the Law Ashley Moody Voted For and HUD's Actions Mean for Florida
- Rental aid at risk. If housing agencies adopt HUD's proposed two-year time limits, CBPP estimates up to 188,100 Floridians, including 100,800 children, could be at risk of losing rental assistance; the rule is proposed, not final.
- Food aid. In Florida, SNAP participation has dropped nearly 20% since July 2025, and Orlando-area food programs report more families, including families with children, seeking help.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ashley Moody on Homelessness and poverty
What is Ashley Moody's record on homelessness and poverty under Trump?
Ashley Moody voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, under which the Congressional Budget Office found the lowest-income tenth of households lose about $1,200 a year, and against a motion to keep SNAP's protection for homeless people and veterans. Moody also voted to confirm HUD Secretary Scott Turner, whose department's new homelessness grant rules could cost tens of thousands of formerly homeless people their housing. In Florida, up to 188,100 people could lose rental aid if HUD's proposed time limits are adopted.
Did Ashley Moody vote to confirm HUD Secretary Scott Turner?
Yes. Ashley Moody voted to confirm Scott Turner on February 5, 2025. In September 2026, after an appeals court let HUD go ahead with its new homelessness grant rules, Turner called the ruling a "win for taxpayers"; the rules shift money toward transitional housing and away from permanent housing for formerly homeless people.
Is HUD putting time limits on housing assistance under the secretary Ashley Moody confirmed?
HUD under Scott Turner, whom Ashley Moody voted to confirm, has proposed but not finalized a rule that would let housing agencies and landlords establish term limits of no less than two years for non-elderly, non-disabled families. CBPP estimates as many as 3.7 million people, more than half of them children, would be at risk nationally if agencies adopt it.
Last updated: 2026-10-25