Help End Abusive Living Situations Act or the HEALS Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking when awarding grants under the Continuum of Care Program, which provides funding for nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families.
Assault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCrimes against womenCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseEmployee hiringHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingSex offenses
HEALS Act
USA116th CongressHR-5184| House
| Updated: 11/19/2019
Help End Abusive Living Situations Act or the HEALS Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking when awarding grants under the Continuum of Care Program, which provides funding for nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families.
Assault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCrimes against womenCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseEmployee hiringHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingSex offenses