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HR 4234 115th Congress House Education Education programs funding Educational guidance Elementary and secondary education Employee hiring Higher education Homelessness and emergency shelter Student aid and college costs

Preparing Homeless Youth for Education and Employment Act

Introduced: November 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Nov 2, 2017
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Preparing Homeless Youth for Education and Employment Act

This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to allow grants awarded through the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program to be used for providing in-person dropout prevention services and college and career counseling services.

What's happening now November 2, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 1
Marino, Tom
· Jul 13, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 16, 2018
Brooks, Susan
· Dec 12, 2017
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 6, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 29, 2017
Pearce, Stevan
· Nov 28, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Nov 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4234: Preparing Homeless Youth for Education and Employment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4234/
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"H.R. 4234: Preparing Homeless Youth for Education and Employment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4234/.
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