US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 119 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on April 24 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) involuntary homelessness should be eliminated; (2) the federal government should provide adequate funding for the rental housing voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, the Community Development Block Grant program, and the HOME Investment Partnerships program; (3) legislation should be enacted that provides the National Housing Trust Fund with the $1 billion requested in the President's FY2013 Budget Request; and (4) the federal government should move away from a "shelter first" housing policy and instead promote a "housing first" policy that provides employment and training opportunities, transportation, and other self-sufficiency services to help the involuntarily homeless.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children in America should be eliminated.

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
2012-04-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/119/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hconres119/BILLS-112hconres119ih.pdf