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HR 288 100th Congress House Housing and Community Development Domestic Relations and Families Families Federal aid to housing Homeless Housing and Housing Finance Maternal and infant welfare Poverty Public Welfare and Charities

Shelters for Homeless Parents and Infants Act of 1987

Introduced: January 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 1987
See H.R.558.
Jan 6, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Jan 6, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Shelters for Homeless Parents and Infants Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the establishment and expansion of shelters for homeless parents with newborn infants.

Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations.

What's happening now June 30, 1987

See H.R.558.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 558 Related bill Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 9, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 288: Shelters for Homeless Parents and Infants Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-288/
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"H.R. 288: Shelters for Homeless Parents and Infants Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-288/.
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H.R. 288, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-288/.
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