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HR 3636 111th Congress House Housing and Community Development Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Performance measurement

Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act

Introduced: September 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 24, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2364)
Sep 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 23, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2338-2339)
Sep 23, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to design national strategies for providing services in supportive housing that will assist in ending chronic homelessness and to implement programs that address chronic homelessness.

Requires the Secretary to make matching grants to eligible entities to provide services that promote recovery and self-sufficiency and that address barriers to housing stability to chronically homeless individuals and families in, or who are scheduled to become residents of, permanent supportive housing and to other individuals and families who have voluntarily chosen to seek other housing opportunities after a period of tenancy in supportive housing.

Directs the Secretary to require grantees to report data regarding the performance outcomes of projects carried out under this Act, which shall include measuring and reporting specific performance outcomes related to the long-term goals of: (1) increasing stability within the community for individuals and families who have been chronically homeless; and (2) decreasing recurrence of periods of homelessness.

What's happening now September 24, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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