Homelessness Emergency Declaration Act

United States116th CongressHR-5609House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 16, 2020

Summary

Homelessness Emergency Declaration Act This bill allows states to request a presidential declaration of a homelessness emergency. The bill also requires certain budgetary adjustments to discretionary accounts related to homelessness emergency assistance. Upon a presidential declaration of a homelessness emergency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may provide homelessness emergency assistance, including housing vouchers, to states and local communities that are or will be affected by the homelessness emergency.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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