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HR 715 116th Congress House Housing and Community Development Congressional oversight Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

HOMeS Act of 2019

Introduced: January 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 23, 2019
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Housing Our Military Servicemembers Act of 2019 or the HOMeS Act of 2019

This bill directs 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 program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other housing programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

What's happening now January 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 715: HOMeS Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-715/
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"H.R. 715: HOMeS Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-715/.
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H.R. 715, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-715/.
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