US Congress House Bill 5186 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-2)
Status: Introduced on July 24 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2014 - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to redefine "homeless," "homeless individual," or "homeless person." Modifies requirements relating to an individual or family who will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent. Revises criteria for unaccompanied youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under other federal statutes to require that they: are certified as homeless by the director or designee of a program funded under any other federal statute; or have been certified by a director of a program funded under this Act or a director of a public housing agency (PHA) as lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, which shall include: (1) temporarily sharing the housing of another person due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or other similar reason; or (2) living in a room in a motel or hotel. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) aggregate and publicly report information provided from a community-wide homeless management information system (HMIS), and (2) ensure that any such report does not contain personally identifiable information. Prohibits the Secretary, in awarding grants for continuum of care programs, from considering or prioritizing the specific homeless populations intended to be served by the applicant if the applicant demonstrates that the project: (1) would meet the priorities identified in the applicant's plan, and (2) is cost-effective in meeting the overall goals and objectives identified in that plan. Repeals certain requirements regarding collaborative applicants. Modifies requirements for selection criteria for the award of grants through a national competition between geographic areas. Requires annual reports to Congress on housing assistance for the homeless to include data: (1) required to be made publicly available in the HMIS report, and (2) on programs funded under other specified federal statutes.

Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2014

Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-11-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2014-07-24	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2014-07-24	House	Referred to House Financial Services
2014-07-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

SB2653 (Related) 2014-07-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4905-4906)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5186/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5186/BILLS-113hr5186ih.pdf