HCONRES 75
115th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Employment and training programs
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing supply and affordability
Low- and moderate-income housing
Unemployment
Expressing the sense of the Congress that homelessness in America should be eliminated.
Introduced: July 28, 2017
Introduced by:
Adams, Alma S.
Democratic
· North Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jul 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jul 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress regarding:
- elimination of homelessness by 2020;
- expanded funding for the low-income rental housing assistance program, the Community Development Block Grant program, the HOME Investment Partnerships program, the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance program, and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program;
- substantial additional funding to the National Housing Trust Fund;
- increased funding for job training and related programs;
- a federal "housing first" policy linking housing with supportive services for persons with special needs; and
- permanent housing connected to employment, transportation, and job training programs for American families and individuals.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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