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Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2019 [HB-5177]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Housing ]
Expands the permissible uses of federal grants by local centers serving runaway and homeless youth to include the provision of menstrual hygiene products.
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HEALS Act Help End Abusive Living Situations Act [HB-5184]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Community Development ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking when awarding grants under the Continuum of Care Program, which provides funding for nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families.
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Housing Homeless Veterans Act of 2019 [HB-5135]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Services ]
To give priority in allocation of rental assistance vouchers under the Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to areas having the largest populations of homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
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A resolution recognizing November 2019 as "National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month". [SR-423]
[Children and Youth ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
This resolution recognizes November 2019 as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month.
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Recognizing that the United States has a moral obligation to meet its foundational promise of guaranteed justice for all. [HR-702]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the federal government should begin a large-scale effort to reduce incarceration rates and reshape the American legal system by consulting with communities and individuals directly impacted by the justice system; decriminalizing certain behaviors, increasing diversion opportunities, revising sentencing laws, and reducing practices that contribute to recidivism; ending practices that advantage the wealthy and prohibiting private companies from profiting from the criminal justice
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The Recognizing Poverty Act [HB-5069]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop for consideration of the Congress a poverty line for purposes of the Community Services Block Grant Act, and for other purposes.
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 [S.2843]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Modifies and reauthorizes through FY2025 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Among other things, the bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
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Foster Opportunity EITC Act of 2019 [S.2790]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify earned income tax credit provisions to increase such credit for individuals with no children and extend from 65 to 68 the age limit for such credit. It also lowers the credit eligibility age for individuals with no children and for homelesss and qualified foster youth. The bill establishes new reporting requirements by state, local, and tribal foster care agencies for youth in foster care.
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A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. [S.2801]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
Permanently reauthorizes the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
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Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2019 [S.2803]
[Housing ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Poverty ]
Requires public housing agencies (PHAs) that administer housing choice voucher programs to, in coordination with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, extend tenant-based assistance for youth aging out of foster care under specified circumstances. Under current law, public housing assistance is available for up to 36 months for low-income youth who are 18 to 24 years old, left foster care at age 16 or older (or will soon leave foster care), and are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.The bill requires PHAs to extend such housing
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Foster Opportunity EITC Act of 2019 [HB-4954]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify earned income tax credit provisions to increase such credit for individuals with no children and extend from 65 to 68 the age limit for such credit. It also lowers the credit eligibility age for individuals with no children and for homelesss and qualified foster youth. The bill establishes new reporting requirements by state, local, and tribal foster care agencies for youth in foster care.
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Bridge to End Homelessness Act of 2019 [HB-4936]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to local or regional government entities to provide interim housing for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2019 [HB-4865]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Student Loans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Modifies the low-income housing tax credit to allow certain low-income building units that provide housing for homeless children, youth, or veterans who are full-time students to qualify 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.
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Building Age-Friendly Communities Act [HB-4827]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to enhance age-friendly communities for older individuals.
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FAFSA Simplification Act of 2019 [S.2667]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Revises certain provisions related to federal financial student aid. Specifically, the bill replaces the expected family contribution metric with a student aid index used to assess a family's financial need and approximate their financial resources to contribute to a student's higher education expenses. The bill also revises the process for filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and it removes certain eligibility requirements having to do with drug-related offenses and registration with the Selective Service System. In addition,
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Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019 [S.2609]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.
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Ending Homelessness Act of 2019 [S.2613]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
Provides additional funding for, and otherwise addresses, assistance to homeless individuals and families. The funding provided by the bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. Specifically, the bill provides additional FY2020-FY2024 funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to (1) award emergency relief grants to address unmet needs of homeless populations in jurisdictions with the highest need, and (2) provide additional incremental rental voucher assistance for individuals
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College Affordability Act [HB-4674]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes and revises the Higher Education Act of 1965, including to revise federal student financial aid programs, consolidate federal student loans and expand loan forgiveness, increase college access and success for certain students, and revise accountability measures. Specifically, the bill revises financial aid programs, including to (1) increase the maximum federal Pell Grant award, (2) provide incentives for states to fund public institutions of higher education (IHEs), and (3) increase and make permanent funding for minority-serving IHEs.
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Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019 [HB-4684]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.
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The Southern Border Communities Relief Act of 2019 [HB-4599]
[Immigration ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Authorizes assistance to jurisdictions and organizations providing services for aliens released from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody. It also directs DHS to develop a standard protocol related to releasing aliens from custody and issuing notices to such aliens to appear in immigration proceedings. The assistance authorized under this bill shall (1) be for FY2021, FY2022, and FY2023; (2) only be used to provide assistance for aliens released from DHS custody; (3) be distributed by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board;
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