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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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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 January 16, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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Costa, Jim
California · Jan 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5609: Homelessness Emergency Declaration Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5609/
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"H.R. 5609: Homelessness Emergency Declaration Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5609/.
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H.R. 5609, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5609/.
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