HR 32 112th Congress House Housing and Community Development Child safety and welfare Homelessness and emergency shelter Poverty and welfare assistance

Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011

Introduced: January 5, 2011 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

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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

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.

What's happening now February 7, 2012

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

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