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HR 1717 115th Congress House

PATH Fairness Act of 2017

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: March 23, 2017 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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Mar 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action March 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PATH Fairness Act of 2017

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 23, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1717: PATH Fairness Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1717/
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"H.R. 1717: PATH Fairness Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1717/.
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H.R. 1717, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1717/.
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