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HR 32 112th Congress House

Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the definition of "homeless person" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth.

Introduced: April 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Child safety and welfareHomelessness and emergency shelterPoverty and welfare assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2012
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Feb 7, 2012
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Feb 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jan 5, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 5, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 2012

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to redefine "homeless," "homeless individual," or "homeless person" to include: (1) a child or youth who has been verified as homeless by a local educational agency (LEA) homeless liaison, and the family of such child or youth; (2) a youth verified as homeless by the director (or a designee) of a program funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; (3) a child verified as homeless by the program director (or designee) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the child's family; and (4) a child verified as homeless by the Head Start program director (or designee) under the Head Start Act, and the child's family.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 1
Pearce, Stevan
· Jun 27, 2012
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Apr 19, 2012
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Apr 19, 2012
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 19, 2012
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 6, 2012
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Feb 27, 2012
Davis, Geoff
· Feb 8, 2012
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 7, 2012
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 7, 2012
PLATTS, TODD
· Dec 19, 2011
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Dec 15, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 32: Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-32/
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"H.R. 32: Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-32/.
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H.R. 32, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-32/.
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