U.S. Congress - H.R.840 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007
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)
All Bill Titles
- 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.
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.
Bill's Views
- Today: 54
- Past Seven Days: 228
- All-Time: 3,967
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Official Summary
2/6/2007--Introduced.Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007 - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons. Requires the establishment of a community homeless assistance planning board fOfficial Summary
2/6/2007--Introduced.Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007 - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons. Requires the establishment of a community homeless assistance planning board for a geographic area to lead a collaborative planning process to design, execute, and evaluate programs, policies, and practices to prevent and end homelessness. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to designate an entity to be a community board if it has engaged in local homeless housing and services planning and has applied for federal funding for homeless assistance prior to enactment of this Act. Instructs the Secretary to make available technical assistance to governmental entities and community boards to implement this Act. Provides for the protection of personally identifying information by victim service providers. Sets forth:
(1) an emergency shelter grants program;
(2) activities eligible for grants; and
(3) a program for continuum of care.
...Read the Rest
Recent News Coverage
Fattah Champions Support For Homeless
Under the banner, "Making Homeless Families Count," Fattah accepted hundreds of post cards signed by children in support of HR 840, also known as the HEARTH ...
Recent Blog Coverage
View All (70)
|
View Top Rated
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
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
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 ...
Vote on This Bill
-
Share This Bill
More Share via Email
