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HR 2222 115th Congress House

HOMeS Act of 2017

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: April 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Congressional oversightHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 27, 2017
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 Latest action April 27, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2222: HOMeS Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2222/
MLA
"H.R. 2222: HOMeS Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2222/.
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H.R. 2222, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2222/.
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[H.R. 2222: HOMeS Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2222/)
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