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HR 558 100th Congress House

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act

Official title: A bill to provide urgently needed assistance to protect and improve the lives and safety of the homeless, with special emphasis on families and children.

Introduced: January 8, 1987 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Adult educationAgricultural laborAgricultural surplusesAgriculture and Rural Affairs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 50 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 1987
Became Public Law No: 100-77.
Jul 22, 1987
Signed by President.
Jul 10, 1987
Presented to President.
Jul 9, 1987
Measure Signed in Senate.
Jun 30, 1987
House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 301 - 115 (Record Vote No: 237).
Jun 30, 1987
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 301 - 115 (Record Vote No: 237).
Jun 29, 1987
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 27, 1987
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 65-8. Record Vote No: 167.
Jun 27, 1987
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 65-8. Record Vote No: 167.
Jun 27, 1987
Conference report considered in Senate.
Jun 25, 1987
Conference papers, Senate report and managers' statement and official papers held at the desk.
Jun 24, 1987
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.209 Reported to House.
Jun 24, 1987
Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Providing Two Hours of General Debate on the Conference Report; Waiving All Points of Order Against the Conference Report.
Jun 19, 1987
Conference Report 100-174 Filed in House.
Jun 19, 1987
Conference report filed: Conference Report 100-174 Filed in House.
May 20, 1987
Conference held.
May 20, 1987
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
May 18, 1987
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 14, 1987
Senate appointed conferees Cranston; Matsunaga; DeConcini; Murkowski; Simpson (for consideration of Title IX).
May 14, 1987
Senate appointed conferees Leahy; Harkin; Melcher; Lugar; Boschwitz (for consideration of Title VIII).
May 14, 1987
Senate appointed conferees Kennedy; Metzenbaum; Dodd; Moynihan; Hatch; Stafford; Weicker (for consideration of Titles V, VI, and VII).
May 14, 1987
Senate appointed conferees Riegle; Sarbanes; Dixon; Sasser; Heinz; D'Amato; Bond (for consideration of Title IV).
May 14, 1987
Senate appointed conferees Glenn; Bingaman; Gore; Stevens; Heinz (for consideration of Titles I, II, and III).
May 14, 1987
Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Cranston; Mitchell; Chiles; Hatfield; Domenici. (for consideration of all matters).
May 14, 1987
Senate insists on its amendments by Voice Vote.
May 8, 1987
Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House requests a conference.
May 8, 1987
House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: de la Garza, Panetta, Staggers, Emerson, Lewis (FL), Brooks, Collins, Horton, Kaptur, Dowdy (MS), Solomon, Hammerschmidt.
May 8, 1987
House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: St Germain, Gonzalez, Fauntroy, Oakar, Vento, Garcia, Frank, Wylie, Wortley, Roukema, Ridge, Dingell, Waxman, Leland, Lent, Madigan, Hawkins, Ford (MI), Gaydos, Jeffords, Goodling.
May 8, 1987
House Conferees Instructed by Yea-Nay Vote: 342 - 26 (Record Vote No: 97).
May 8, 1987
House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
May 8, 1987
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 21, 1987
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 9, 1987
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 809, S. 810, S. 811, S. 813, S. 728 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 9, 1987
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 809, S. 810, S. 811, S. 813, S. 728 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 9, 1987
Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate.
Apr 9, 1987
Considered by Senate.
Apr 8, 1987
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Mar 11, 1987
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.
Mar 10, 1987
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 5, 1987
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 264 - 121 (Record Vote No: 24).
Mar 5, 1987
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 264 - 121 (Record Vote No: 24).
Mar 5, 1987
Considered Under the Provisions of Rule H.Res.109.
Mar 5, 1987
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Mar 5, 1987
Rule Passed House.
Mar 4, 1987
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.109 Reported to House.
Mar 4, 1987
Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing Two Hours of General Debate; Waiving All Points of Order.
Mar 3, 1987
Placed on Union Calendar No: 8.
Mar 3, 1987
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 100-10 (Part II).
Mar 2, 1987
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. Report No: 100-10 (Part I).
Feb 26, 1987
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
 Amendments to this bill 73

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

16 agreed to 8 failed 49 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 147 – To make a technical correction. Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 146 – To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a demonstration grant for the study of the un… Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 145 – To provide set-asides for native Americans. Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 144 – To provide appropriate access to records of recipients of assistance. Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 143 – To provide employment opportunities for homeless individuals. Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 142 – To modify the adjustment of the standard deduction and excess shelter expense deduction under the Food Stamp … Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 141 – To authorize $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, and to strike out the case management provision. Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 138 – To express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should not meet with the Soviet Foreign Minist… Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 136 – To authorize an additional appropriation for certain reintegration programs for homeless veterans. Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 133 – To provide that the Administrator of General Services, within 90 days of enactment, shall require each State … Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 129 – To provide that appropriations made pursuant to this authorization be made in accordance with the provisions … Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 128 – To require that any authorization of appropriations (or other authorization to provide budget authority) in t… Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 115 – To permit each State to receive more commodities under the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act (TEAP) if … Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 112 – To limit case management services provided under title XIX of the Public Health Service Act unless such servi… Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 102 – To include mobile health care vans in the locations in which health services can be accessible. Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 97 – To prohibit the receipt of any honorarium by Senators and increase Senators' salaries. Fell Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 94 – To reduce the rates of pay of Members of Congress and certain officers and employees of the Federal Governmen… Fell Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 93 – To direct the Secretary of the Senate to develop a form to assist any Senator who chooses to forego all or po… Fell Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 92 – To reduce the rates of pay of Members of Congress and certain officers and employees of the Federal Governmen… Fell Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 90 – To substitute provisions reported by committees. Agreed to Apr 9, 1987
SAMDT 95 – To direct the Secretary of the Senate to develop a form to assist any Senator who chooses to forego all or a … Failed Apr 8, 1987
SAMDT 91 – To make technical corrections. Withdrawn Apr 8, 1987
HAMDT 22 – An amendment to require the Secretary to establish a fund for the purpose of providing financial assistance t… Withdrawn Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 21 – An amendment to require the States to study the effects of mental health deinstitutionalization policies to d… Pending Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 20 – An amendment to provide that no amount may be provided under this Act for the shelter located at Second and D… Failed Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 19 – An amendment that sought to eliminate provisions providing grants for facilities to assist the homeless and e… Failed Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 18 – An amendment to provide a $20,000,000 authorization solely for purposes of preventing homelessness through th… Pending Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 17 – An amendment to provide workfare programs for the homeless. Pending Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 16 – An amendment to require the Commission to submit to the Congress a report setting forth the findings of the C… Failed Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 15 – An amendment to include elderly people as participants in the benefits of the bill. Pending Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 14 – An amendment to provide that no amounts authorized under the bill may be obligated or expended in violation o… Failed Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 13 – An amendment to modify the provisions of the Dannemeyer amendment so as to allow the testing for AIDS viruses… Failed Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 12 – An amendment to ensure that any recipient of outpatient health services administered by the bill is tested fo… Failed Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 11 – An amendment adding a new title which specifies that assistance made available under this Act may not be expe… Withdrawn Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 10 – An amendment to ensure that budget function 150 becomes the criteria for the basis of the transfer of funds a… Pending Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 9 – An amendment to specify that funding authorized under the bill may be provided only through transfers of exis… Failed Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 8 – An amendment to make technical changes in the criteria for identifying underutilized public buildings and pro… Pending Mar 5, 1987
HAMDT 7 – An amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pending Mar 5, 1987
SAMDT 140 – To repeal D.C. Law 6-170. Pending –
SAMDT 139 – To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make demonstration grants for the study of the und… Pending –
SAMDT 137 – To modify the adjustment of the standard deduction and excess shelter expense deduction under the food stamp … Pending –
SAMDT 135 – – Pending –
SAMDT 134 – To specifically include Indians. Pending –
SAMDT 132 – To strike section 205. Pending –
SAMDT 131 – To substitute provisions reported by the committees. Pending –
SAMDT 130 – To waive the Davis-Bacon Act. Pending –
SAMDT 127 – To provide the Interagency Council with access to the books and records of recipients of assistance. Pending –
SAMDT 126 – To waive the Davis-Bacon Act. Pending –
SAMDT 125 – To permit employment of shelter residents at less than the minimum wage. Pending –
SAMDT 124 – To assure that all homeless individuals assisted meet income eligibility standards. Pending –

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 Latest action July 22, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-77.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act - Title I: Funding - Authorizes additional FY 1987 appropriations for: (1) community and migrant health centers; (2) the emergency food and shelter program; (3) the emergency shelter grant program; (4) the transitional housing demonstration program; and (5) section 8 housing assistance.

Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for: (1) health care and mental health services for the homeless; and (2) the Interagency Office on Homelessness.

Title II: Health Care for the Homeless - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to certain public or private nonprofit entities for health care and mental health services for the homeless. Gives priority to applicants with related prior experience.

Requires grantees to: (1) make health services accessible to the homeless; (2) provide 24-hour service; (3) provide in-patient referrals and funding assistance; (4) refer homeless persons with communicable diseases to public health authorities; (5) provide outreach services; and (6) aid homeless persons to obtain entitlements and services.

Limits grantee service charges.

Sets forth prohibited and permitted fund uses.

Limits the Federal contribution for such grants to 75 percent of service costs.

Requires grantees to report annually to the Secretary.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include within Medicaid coverage: (1) clinic services provided to the homeless by clinic personnel outside the facility; and (2) specified services to homeless persons who are chronically mentally ill.

Title III: Interagency Office on Homelessness - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Interagency Office on Homelessness to carry out the Secretary's duties to assist the homeless.

Sets forth such duties, among them the review of Federal programs for the homeless, including on annual report to the Congress.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify and make available underutilized public buildings and property suitable for the homeless; and (2) make grants for services to be provided in such facilities, including child care. Sets forth applicant selection and priority provisions.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) monitor such grant funds; and (2) inspect such facilities. Requires State or local certification to the Secretary of program compliance.

 Related & companion bills 14
  • HR 286 Related bill Homeless Persons' Survival Act of 1987
  • HR 287 Related bill Health Care for the Homeless Act of 1987
  • HR 288 Related bill Shelters for Homeless Parents and Infants Act of 1987
  • HR 290 Related bill Homelessness Prevention Housing Act of 1987
  • HR 437 Related bill Homeless Energy Relief Act of 1987
  • HR 1354 Related bill Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1989
  • HR 1502 Related bill Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1985
  • S 728 Related bill A bill to improve the nutrition of the homeless, and for other purposes.
  • S 809 Related bill Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act
  • S 810 Related bill A bill to authorize housing assistance for homeless individuals and families.
  • S 811 Related bill Health Services, Mental Health Services, Job Training, and Education for the Homeless Act
  • S 813 Related bill Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act
  • HRES 109 Procedurally related A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 558) to provide urgently needed assistance to protect a…
  • HRES 209 Procedurally related A resolution waiving certain points of order against the conference report on the bill (H.R. 558) to provide urgently …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 29, 1987
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Jan 29, 1987
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 29, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 29, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 8, 1987
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 1987
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 8, 1987
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 8, 1987
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