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S 434 115th Congress Senate

Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for purposes of the low income housing tax credit.

Introduced: June 20, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Higher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterIncome tax creditsLow- and moderate-income housingVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 16, 2017
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 Latest action February 16, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing tax credit, to qualify low-income building units that provide housing for homeless children, youth, or veterans who are full-time students for the credit. To qualify for the credit, the full-time student must have been a homeless child or youth during any portion of the seven-year period prior to occupying the housing unit or a homeless veteran during any portion of the five-year period prior to occupying the unit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1145 Identical bill Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 434: Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-434/
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"S. 434: Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-434/.
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