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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Homelessness and emergency shelter</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/issues/atom/8484_homelessness_and_emergency_shelter" rel="self"/>
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  <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/8484</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.834 Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s834/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356921</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless children and families, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.833 Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s833/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356904</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide education for homeless children and youths, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1714 Shelter Our Servicemembers Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1714/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-23:/action/356716</id>
    <updated>2013-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant pilot program to provide housing to elderly homeless veterans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1668 Safely Sheltering Disaster Victims Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1668/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-22:/action/356219</id>
    <updated>2013-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To increase the number of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers made available for low-income families displaced by Hurricane Sandy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1669 Public Housing Disaster Preparedness Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1669/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-22:/action/356323</id>
    <updated>2013-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require large public housing agencies to develop disaster response and relief plans to guide and prepare staff and residents of such agencies, the local community, and Federal, State, and local governments for disasters affecting public housing projects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1365 Refugee Protection Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1365/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353890</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1318 Youth PROMISE Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1318/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353816</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.645 Refugee Protection Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s645/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/354024</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1199 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1199/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-13:/action/352943</id>
    <updated>2013-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1136 Violence Against the Homeless Accountability Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1136/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-12:/action/352767</id>
    <updated>2013-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.47 VAWA bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s47/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-06:/action/352248</id>
    <updated>2013-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 06, 2013: Became Public Law No: 113-4.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.47 VAWA bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s47/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-06:/action/352110</id>
    <updated>2013-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 06, 2013: Signed by President.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.47 VAWA bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s47/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-03:/action/351509</id>
    <updated>2013-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 03, 2013: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.898 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h898/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-27:/action/351327</id>
    <updated>2013-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.695 CPRA</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h695/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-13:/action/349933</id>
    <updated>2013-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of Federal buildings and other civilian real property, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.629 Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h629/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-12:/action/349671</id>
    <updated>2013-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide protections against violence against immigrant women, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.390 National Emergency Centers Establishment Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h390/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-22:/action/348124</id>
    <updated>2013-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.62 Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s62/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-21:/action/347754</id>
    <updated>2013-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions and to make additional contributions to the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.47 VAWA bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s47/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-21:/action/347768</id>
    <updated>2013-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.11 VAWA bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h11/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-21:/action/347952</id>
    <updated>2013-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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