HR 2222
115th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Congressional oversight
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
HOMeS Act of 2017
Introduced: April 27, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Housing Our Military Servicemembers Act of 2017 or the HOMeS Act of 2017
This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 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.
HUD shall develop a strategy to identify and eliminate homelessness among former servicemembers who are not eligible for the veterans affairs supported housing (HUD-VASH) program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1