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HR 6378 114th Congress House

PATH Fairness Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness Program.

Introduced: November 17, 2016 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Health Drug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth programs administration and fundingHomelessness and emergency shelterMental health
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 17, 2016
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 Latest action November 17, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PATH Fairness Act of 2016

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, which provide services to individuals who: (1) are suffering from serious mental illness, or are suffering from serious mental illness and from substance abuse; and (2) are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. The minimum allotment of program funding for each state and territory is increased on the condition that appropriations are sufficient to provide the minimum allotment to all states and territories.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6378: PATH Fairness Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6378/
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"H.R. 6378: PATH Fairness Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6378/.
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