H.R.840 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007

To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2008 as reported to house.

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02/27/11
H.R.840: SECURE Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

Congressman Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania today introduced HR 840, known as the Safe Exploration Coming from Underwater Reserves of Energy (Secure) Act. The bill would allow drillers with previously approved permits to begin producing oil ... foot-dragging by

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02/01/09
H.R.840: Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Act - U.S. ...

This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it. .... Military Women and Suicide Awareness: Is Something Missing? Today's Featured Action. Support

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01/05/09
Explorations « SLO Homeless

H.R. 840 was introduced on February 6, 2007, and Reported by Committee on July 31, 2008. It, too, "died" before it could reach the Congressional floor for a vote. Its purpose had been to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ...

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11/03/08
Remarks of US Rep. Judy Biggert on HR 7221, the Homeless Emergency ...

These views were filed as part of our Committee report to accompany HR 840, but they apply to this bill, HR 7221, as well. In addition, I would like to submit a New York Times article from September 16, 2008 titled “Capitol Strives to ...

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10/22/08
House Passes Legislation, Fights Homelessness - KYPost.com

This legislation is a compromise version of two earlier bills – Congressman Geoff Davis’ original HEARTH Act of 2007 (H.R. 840) and S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007. ...

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10/15/08
Enterprise Community Partners - Public Policy - Newsletter

A different version of the bill (H.R. 840) was introduced by the late Rep. Julia Carson (Ind.) earlier in the 110th Congress. She sought to make more sweeping changes to the definition of a “homeless” person by striking all exclusionary ...

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10/15/08
House Passes Davis Legislation to Fight Homelessness

This legislation is a compromise version of two earlier bills - Congressman Geoff Davis' original HEARTH Act of 2007 (HR 840) and S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007. Congressman Davis is a lead Republican ...

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10/15/08
House Passes Davis Legislation to Fight Homelessness

This legislation is a compromise version of two earlier bills - Congressman Geoff Davis' original HEARTH Act of 2007 (HR 840) and S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007. Congressman Davis is a lead Republican ...

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10/10/08
Not All Has Stopped During Financial Crisis

While the earlier bill, the "Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2008" (HR 840), outlined broader definition for the homeless, the changes in the final bill represent an attempt to compromise ...

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09/14/08
washingtonwatch.com update - september 15, 2008

hr 840 the homeless emergency assistance and rapid transition to housing act of 2007 costs $27.44 per family. hr 4926 the josh miller hearts act costs $2.03 per family. hr 5244 the credit cardholders’ bill of rights act of 2008 ...

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08/17/08
Fanning The Flames Is Not Helpful—The Definition Of Homelessness

HR 840 doubles that period to 14 days and places it into statute. With this change the definition of homelessness would include people who are “couch surfing”, if they have a place where they can stay for only a few days but must move ...

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08/11/08
NAMI E-NEWS: Housing and Homeless Programs Pass in House Committee

The House Financial Services Committee approved separate bills reforming the HUD Section 811 Program (HR 5772) and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (HR 840). NAMI supports both bills as vital to modernizing and expanding two ...

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08/05/08
fwd: alliance online news: mckinney vento reauthorization

last thursday, july 31, the house financial services committee unanimously voted in favor of hr 840, the hearth act, legislation introduced by the late representative julia carson (d-in) and rep. geoff davis (r-ky) to reauthorize hud's ...

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08/04/08
mckinney vento reauthorization

last thursday, july 31, the house financial services committee unanimously voted in favor of hr 840, the hearth act, legislation introduced by the late representative julia carson (d-in) and rep. geoff davis (r-ky) to reauthorize hud's ...

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08/02/08
McKinney-Vento reauthorization is approved by House Committee

On July 31, 2008, in the final hours before August recess, the House Financial Services Committee unanimously voted in favor of HR 840 - the HEARTH Act, legislation introduced by the late Julia Carson (D-IN) and [...] ShareThis ...

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08/02/08
McKinney-Vento reauthorization is approved by House Committee

On July 31, 2008, in the final hours before August recess, the House Financial Services Committee unanimously voted in favor of HR 840 - the HEARTH Act, legislation introduced by the late Julia Carson (D-IN) and [...] ShareThis ...

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07/31/08
NPACH Statement : House Committee Approves HEARTH Act

Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee approved HR 840, the Homelessness Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH), after first adopting a substitute amendment offered by Congresswoman Maxine Waters ...

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07/30/08
KUDOS to the champions!

BACKGROUND: Today, the House Financial Services Committee approved HR 840, the Homelessness Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH), after first adopting a substitute amendment. ...

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07/21/08
proposed manager's amendment to hearth (hr 840) would dismantle ...

because of what we learned from you, npach worked closely with staff for the late representative julia carson to introduce the hearth act, a strong bill to rewrite the laws governing hud's homeless assistance programs. ...

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07/19/08
Congress and Homeless Dollars

In the House, the Financial Services Committee is considering the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act, HR 840. NCH strongly supports the introduced version of the HEARTH Act. ...

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07/14/08
Action needed on McKinney-Vento Reauthorization

The markup of HR 840, the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Action needed on McKinney-Vento Reauthorization", url:... This is only a portion of the article. To read all of the post please go to http://www.monarchhousing.org/blog.

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07/14/08
165. HR 840, The Hearth Act.

Dear Friends: Wow what times we are seeing and living in! Bank failures, foreclosures, gasoline rising to nearly $5.00 in parts of the US, more companies (including banks) laying off more Americans, and relief being needed in every ...

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07/12/08
HOMELESS KIDS' ALERT 7-13-08

VOTE NO for the "manager's amendment" to HR 840. Pull the bill until it can be re-worked. 2. If another amendment addresses MAKING HOMELESS KIDS COUNT with HUD, vote YES for it. IF YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS SITS ON THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ...

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07/10/08
Do Homeless Kids Count?

1) NOT SUPPORT THE HEARTH BILL, HR 840, (yup, the same bill we supported until today when it was gutted like a catfish and replaced by a piece of crap). We want them to PULL THE BILL and, 2) If an amendment comes up that allows homeless ...

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06/30/08
SentrySafe Officially Unveils the Second Generation of FireSafe ...

SentrySafe+Officially+Unveils+the+Second+Generation+of+FireSafe- SentrySafe launched its next generation of FIRE-SAFE/Waterproof Hard Drive which should protect your data from fire and water disaster. The manufacturer unveiled the ...

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06/21/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.6328 To develop a policy to ...

hr 6328 to develop a policy to address the critical needs of iraqi refugees costs $0.01 per family. hr 840 the homeless emergency assistance and rapid transition to housing act of 2007 costs $27.44 per family . ...

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06/19/08
Semi-Homeless Bill To Markup

Legislation targeting individuals and families on the verge of homelessness will undergo markup June 24 in the House Financial Services Committee. The measure, HR 840, the proposed.

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06/06/08
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06/03/08
mckinney-vento reauthorization alert

house: the house legislation, hr 840, the hearth (homeless emergency assistance and rapid transition to housing) act was introduced by the late representative julia carson (d-in) with lead republican representative geoff davis (r-ky) in ...

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05/31/08
Alaska Center for Public Policy: » Permanent Housing for Homeless ...

Background: In June, the House Financial Services Committee is expected to consider the HEARTH Act (H.R. 840). The HEARTH (Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing) Act is strong legislation that will re-write the ...

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