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S 3640 112th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Homelessness and emergency shelter Poverty and welfare assistance Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Transportation safety and security Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' organizations and recognition

Clothe a Homeless Hero Act

Introduced: November 27, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Nov 27, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 27, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clothe a Homeless Hero Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA] ) to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to local veterans organizations or other local charitable organizations for distribution to homeless or needy veterans and their families. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to enter into agreements with airport authorities for disposing of such clothing.

What's happening now November 27, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2179 Related bill To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security …
  • HR 6328 Related bill Clothe a Homeless Hero Act
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 28, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3640: Clothe a Homeless Hero Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3640/
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"S. 3640: Clothe a Homeless Hero Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3640/.
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S. 3640, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3640/.
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