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2022 | S.4482 | Coordinating Substance Use and Homelessness Care Act | Sen. Alex Padilla (CA) | Would create a competitive grant program through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide funding to homelessness organizations to build or increase capacities for the coordination of healthcare and homelessness services. | In Senate Committee | Support | |
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2022 | S.4311 | LIFT the BAR Act | Sen. Mazie Hirono (HI) | Would restore access to federal public benefits for lawfully present immigrants, eliminate the five-year bar, and remove other arbitrary bars that deny or prevent access to critical services for immigrant families. | In Senate Committee | Support | |
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2022 | S.3788 | Housing for All Act | Sen. Alex Padilla (CA) | Would invest nearly $532 billion over ten years to address the affordable housing and homelessness crises by investing in programs such as the Housing Choice Voucher program, the national Housing Trust Fund, and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants program. | In Senate Committee | Support | |
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2022 | H.R.8357 | Rent Relief Act | Rep. Danny Davis (IL-7) | Would create a refundable tax credit that covers a share of the difference between 30% of income and rent, capped at 100% of Small Area Fair Market Rent, and on a sliding scale of income. | In House Committee | Support | |
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2022 | H.R.8327 | Stable Families Act | Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) | Would create a permanent emergency rental assistance program, funded at $3 billion annually, that would provide short-term assistance to help households at the lowest-incomes stabilize. | In House Committee | Support | |
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2022 | H.R.8313 | End Veteran Homelessness Act | Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ-1) | Would create additional flexibilities for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. These flexibilities include expanding eligibility requirements, amending the case management requirements, and allowing transfers to the HUD-VASH program. | In House Committee | Support | |
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2022 | H.R.7716 | Coordinating Substance Use and Homelessness Care Act | Rep. Madeleine Dean (PA-4) | Would create a competitive grant program through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide funding to homelessness organizations to build or increase capacities for the coordination of healthcare and homelessness services. | In House Committee | Support | |
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2022 | H.R.7123 | Studying Barriers to Housing Act | Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) | Would require the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study to identify barriers to reducing homelessness by using the Housing Choice Voucher program and public housing. | In House Committee | Support | |
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2022 | H.R.6989 | Housing for All Act | Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-33) | Would invest nearly $532 billion over ten years to address the affordable housing and homelessness crises by investing in programs such as the Housing Choice Voucher program, the national Housing Trust Fund, and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants program. | In House Subcommittee | Support | |
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2022 | H.R.6453 | Prevent Homelessness Act | Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-33) | Would create a Housing Stabilization Fund grant program to provide emergency housing assistance to extremely low-income renters and homeowners. | In House Committee | Support | |
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