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HR 6124 114th Congress House

HOMeS Act of 2016

Official title: To amend section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide incentives to grantees under the Continuum of Care program to re-house all former… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide incentives to grantees under the Continuum of Care program to re-house all former members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 22, 2016 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Homelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 22, 2016
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 Latest action September 22, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Housing our Military Servicemembers Act of 2016 or the HOMeS Act of 2016

This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide incentives to geographic areas under the Continuum of Care program for using funds for activities proven to be effective at reducing homelessness for former servicemembers of the Armed Forces.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Delaney, John
· Dec 12, 2016
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 22, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6124: HOMeS Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6124/
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"H.R. 6124: HOMeS Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6124/.
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H.R. 6124, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6124/.
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[H.R. 6124: HOMeS Act of 2016](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6124/)
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