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HR 4057 108th Congress House

Samaritan Initiative Act of 2004

Official title: To establish a grant program administered under an agreement among the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Af… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a grant program administered under an agreement among the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness through coordinated provision of housing, health care, mental health and substance abuse treatment, supportive and other services, including assistance in accessing non-homeless specific benefits and services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2004 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Access to health careAdministrative procedureAffordable housingAlcoholism
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2004
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 20, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Mar 30, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 30, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 13, 2004

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Samaritan Initiative Act of 2004 - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to establish a program through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under which a participating Federal agency shall make grants to eligible entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations, for permanent housing (provision of housing or rental assistance) and related treatment (including health and drug and alcohol treatment) and support services for chronically homeless persons.

Requires: (1) a participating Federal agency to establish an interagency implementation and monitoring team; and (2) a grantee to establish a homeless management information system.

Obligates specified authorizations of appropriations for: (1) HUD; (2) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); and (3) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Authorizes the participation of other Federal agencies.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 20, 2004
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jul 19, 2004
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· May 13, 2004
Burr, Richard
· Apr 21, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4057: Samaritan Initiative Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4057/
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"H.R. 4057: Samaritan Initiative Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4057/.
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H.R. 4057, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4057/.
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