HR 5609
116th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Health care coverage and access
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Intergovernmental relations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing
State and local government operations
Homelessness Emergency Declaration Act
Introduced: January 15, 2020
Introduced by:
Harder, Josh
Democratic
· California
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Became law
Jan 16, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jan 15, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Homelessness Emergency Declaration Act
This bill allows states to request a presidential declaration of a homelessness emergency. The bill also requires certain budgetary adjustments to discretionary accounts related to homelessness emergency assistance.
Upon a presidential declaration of a homelessness emergency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may provide homelessness emergency assistance, including housing vouchers, to states and local communities that are or will be affected by the homelessness emergency.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Cosponsors
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