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HR 4449 103th Congress House Social Welfare Aid to dependent children Block grants Economics and Public Finance Emergency housing Families Federal aid to community development Federal aid to housing Home ownership Homeless Housing and Community Development Housing finance Low-income housing Public assistance programs Rental housing Residential rehabilitation Shelters for the homeless

Permanent Housing for Homeless Families Act

Introduced: May 18, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 6, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
May 24, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 18, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 18, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
May 18, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E970)
May 18, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permanent Housing for Homeless Families Act - Amends part A of title IV (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of the Social Security Act to deem as emergency assistance to needy families with children any qualified State expenditures for construction, rehabilitation, purchase, or rental by State or local government or a nonprofit organization of permanent rental housing for homeless AFDC families.

Requires a State to provide assurances that the average amount the State intends to expend per family for such emergency assistance for the fiscal year would not exceed such average amount for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

Encourages the States to combine funds available for such purposes under the AFDC program with funds available under other Federal, State, or local programs, including the Community Development Block Grant program, the Home Investment Partnership program, and the programs under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.

What's happening now June 6, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Aug 17, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4449: Permanent Housing for Homeless Families Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4449/
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