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HR 1047 114th Congress House Housing and Community Development Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Public housing

Housing Assistance Efficiency Act

Introduced: February 24, 2015 Introduced by: Peters, Scott H. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 14, 2015
Mr. Luetkemeyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 14, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 14, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5132)
Jul 14, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5132)
Jul 14, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1047.
Jul 14, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5132-5134)
Feb 24, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 24, 2015
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Housing Assistance Efficiency Act

(Sec. 2) Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to allow (in addition to a state, local government, or public housing agency) a private nonprofit organization to administer permanent housing rental assistance provided through the Continuum of Care Program under the Act.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development, at least once (currently, twice) during each fiscal year, to reallocate any housing assistance provided from the Emergency Solutions Grants Program that is unused or returned or that becomes available after the minimum allocation requirements under the Act.

What's happening now July 15, 2015

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 22 Related bill FAST Act
  • HR 3700 Related bill Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1047: Housing Assistance Efficiency Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1047/
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"H.R. 1047: Housing Assistance Efficiency Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1047/.
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