HCONRES 119 · 112th Congress · Housing and Community Development

Expressing the sense of the Congress that involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children in America should be eliminated.

Introduced 2012-04-24· Sponsored by Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.(2012-06-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) involuntary homelessness should be eliminated; (2) the federal government should provide adequate funding for the rental housing voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, the Community Development Block Grant program, and the HOME Investment Partnerships program; (3) legislation should be enacted that provides the National Housing Trust Fund with the $1 billion requested in the President's FY2013 Budget Request; and (4) the federal government should move away from a "shelter first" housing policy and instead promote a "housing first" policy that provides employment and training opportunities, transportation, and other self-sufficiency services to help the involuntarily homeless.…

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Cosponsors (13)

13 Democrats