Ending Homelessness Act of 2019

HB 1856 Ending Homelessness Act of 2019

US Congress 116th Congress

Ending Homelessness Act of 2019
HB-1856


About HB-1856

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 and families who are homeless

The bill also provides FY2020-FY2024 funding for HUD to award grants to provide outreach and coordinate services for individuals and families who are homeless or formerly homeless. Further, the bill provides additional FY2020-FY2024 funding for the Housing Trust Fund (dedicated to affordable housing for extremely low-income and very low-income families) and incremental project-based voucher and rental assistance. While this additional funding is available, HUD must ensure that priority for occupancy in assisted units is given to individuals and families who are homeless. Further, units receiving such assistance may not require families to contribute more than 30% of their adjusted income towards rent. Additionally, the bill provides funding for HUD to provide technical assistance to states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to integrate and coordinate homeless assistance with federal health care programs. Finally, the bill permanently reauthorizes certain homeless assistance grants and makes permanent the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.

  

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Introduced 07/06/2019

Introduced 04/08/2019

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History

Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-137, Part I.

07/05/2019

Committee On The Budget Discharged.

07/05/2019

Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 101.

07/05/2019

Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

03/28/2019

Ordered To Be Reported By The Yeas And Nays: 32 - 26.

03/28/2019

Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

03/27/2019

Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

03/26/2019

Introduced In House

03/25/2019

Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On The Budget, 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.

03/25/2019