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Madam Chairwoman, as this term 

‘‘long-term period’’ is open to interpretation, is it the committee’s intention 

that any regulation that interprets 

this provision would acknowledge that 

‘‘long-term period’’ should be viewed 

from the perspective of children and 

recognize their unique developmental 

needs? 

Ms. WATERS. Absolutely. The committee recognizes that the expansion of 

the definition of homelessness to include these children and families was 

carried out with the intention of addressing the unique experiences of children and youth who are homeless. 

Mrs. BIGGERT. Madam Chairman, it 

is also our committee’s understanding 

that the legislation before us allows 

families and youth who meet other 

Federal programs’ definitions of homelessness and have experienced instability as experienced by frequent 

moves to be considered homeless for 

HUD’s purposes. 

Am I correct in understanding that 

the intent of this provision is to ensure 

that the full measures of challenges 

facing homeless families and unaccompanied youth are addressed, including 

programs related to changes of school 

and educational progress that can be 

caused by frequent moves? 

Ms. WATERS. Yes, you are absolutely correct. 

Mrs. BIGGERT. Madam Chairman, by 

including language that acknowledges 

the various definitions of homelessness 

in other Federal statutes, is it the 

committee’s intention that HUD’s 

homeless assistance programs should 

consider information provided by these 

Federal programs in determining eligibility under this section and that HUDfunded homeless providers should be 

encouraged to engage with homeless 

providers receiving funds from other 

Federal agencies to utilize their assessments and counsel in making eligibility requirements? 

Ms. WATERS. Yes. Federal programs 

must work together to meet the needs 

of families and unaccompanied youth, 

and that collaboration should include 

information needed for eligibility decisions. 

Mrs. BIGGERT. Madam Chairman, 

lastly, we want to thank you for expanding the definition of homeless to 

include youth who are unaccompanied 

and who are experiencing several barriers simultaneously. 

Am I correct in understanding that 

the many problems experienced by 

youth because they lack a parent, legal 

guardian or consistent caregiver should 

be considered barriers for employment 

that are described in paragraph 6(c) of 

the definition? 

Ms. WATERS. Yes. We know that 

there are many obstacles that keep 

these youth from obtaining stable 

housing, including barriers to employment and their unaccompanied status, 

and we expect HUD to take the issues 

you raised into consideration. 

Mrs. BIGGERT. Again, Madam Chairman, thank you for all your work, and 

Representative GEOFF DAVIS and Representative MCCARTHY. I look forward 

to working with you moving forward 

on this issue. 

I reserve the balance of my time. 

Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time in pursuit 

of eagerly hearing from other speakers 

that Mrs. BIGGERT may bring forth. 

Mrs. BIGGERT. I have no other 

speakers, but I would yield myself such 

time as I may consume to close. 

I spoke earlier a little bit about my 

friend and constituent Diane Nilan of 

Naperville, Illinois, who has done so 

much for the homeless. She has worked 

tirelessly for 20 years to provide a 

home for homeless children and families across the country, and I think she 

has seen firsthand the mental, physical 

and emotional degradation that children and families experience with 

homelessness. 

In her testimony before the Financial 

Services Committee last October she 

said, ‘‘Homeless service providers in 

communities of all sizes await the day 

that HUD provides the opportunity for 

people in all homeless situations to receive the assistance they need. They 

long to be free to focus on easing homelessness as it appears in their communities, on the street, doubled up or in 

motels, instead of having their hands 

tied with arbitrary rules and restrictions. They desire Federal resources to 

supplement local efforts to house and 

assist the growing number of families 

without a place to call home.’’ 

I would also like to thank Carol 

Simler of DuPage PADS and all the 

wonderful people in my district who 

help with homelessness. I know we all 

have so many stories in all of our districts. 

With that, I would urge my colleagues to vote for this bill. 

Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I support H.R. 

7221, the Community Partnership to End 

Homelessness Act, and urge my colleagues to 

support the reauthorization of this important 

legislation. 

The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, now known as the McKinney-Vento 

Homeless Assistance Act, was first enacted in 

1987 as the first major, coordinated Federal 

response to homelessness. McKinney-Vento 

homeless assistance programs were last reauthorized in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. Since then, Congress 

has considered numerous proposals to improve the program but not completed a full reauthorization of the legislation. 

Passed in response to the rapid and dramatic growth of homelessness in the United 

States during the 1980s, the McKinney Act 

emphasized emergency measures, transitional 

measures, and long-term solutions to combat 

the homeless crisis. 

Despite the impact of the McKinney-Vento 

Act, homelessness continues to be a pervasive problem in America. It is important Congress support a comprehensive range of programs beyond emergency food, shelter and 

health care services for the homeless. 

We must promote the development of affordable housing, provide supportive services 

to those who are homeless or in vulnerable 

housing situations, acknowledge and study the 

high rates of homelessness among our Nation’s veterans and recognize the critical role 

our schools play in preventing and ending 

homelessness among children. 

I serve in the seat previously represented by 

Stewart McKinney. Stewart served as the 

ranking Republican on the House Banking 

Subcommittee on Housing, as well as the 

House Committee on the District of Columbia. 

It was in this capacity that he became especially concerned about homelessness, particularly in our capital city. 

He loved urban areas and like our colleague 

Bruce Vento, he recognized homelessness is 

a national problem that requires a national solution. 

Stewart’s commitment to exposing the depth 

of the growing problem of homelessness in 

the 1980s led him to contract pneumonia after 

sleeping on a grate outside a Federal building 

with DC area homeless. 

Shortly after his death on May 7, 1987, his 

family, friends and staff gathered to discuss 

how to continue his philosophy of caring for 

those who are the least able to care for themselves. 

They created the Stewart B. McKinney 

Foundation, an organization whose mission is 

to provide funds to care for persons with HIV 

who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. 

Today, Lucie McKinney continues the work 

Stewart began in his memory, and keeps his 

spirit alive in this precious foundation. 

Stewart was beloved by his colleagues on 

both sides of the aisle. Reading the tributes 

that were offered to Stewart on this House 

floor on the day of his death, I was struck by 

his colleagues’ appreciation for his humanity, 

warm spirit, bipartisanship, and dedication to 

doing good. 

Mrs. BIGGERT. I yield back the balance of my time. 

Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. 

MOORE) that the House suspend the 

rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7221, as 

amended. 

The question was taken. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the 

opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being 

in the affirmative, the ayes have it. 

Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. 

The yeas and nays were ordered. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 

Chair’s prior announcement, further 

proceedings on this motion will be 

postponed. 

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MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE 

A message from the Senate by Ms. 

Curtis, one of its clerks, announced 

that the Senate has passed without 

amendment bills of the House of the 

following titles: 

H.R. 3480. An act to direct the United 

States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate punishment enhancements for 

those involved in receiving stolen property 

where that property consists of grave markers of veterans, and for other purposes. 


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H.R. 6296. An act to extend through 2013 

the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on 

the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission. 

H.R. 7082. An act to amend the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary 

of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner 

return information to the Federal Bureau of 

Prisons, and for other purposes. 

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RECESS 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair 

declares the House in recess subject to 

the call of the Chair. 

Accordingly (at 1 o’clock and 55 minutes p.m.), the House stood in recess 

subject to the call of the Chair. 

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AFTER RECESS 

The recess having expired, the House 

was called to order by the Speaker pro 

tempore (Mr. HOLDEN) at 5 o’clock and 

5 minutes p.m. 

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FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE 

SENATE 

A further message from the Senate 

by Ms. Curtis, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate has passed 

with an amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a 

bill of the House of the following title: 

H.R. 6469. An act to amend the Public 

Health Service Act to authorize increased 

Federal funding for the Organ Procurement 

and Transplantation Network. 

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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings 

will resume on motions to suspend the 

rules previously postponed. 

Votes will be taken in the following 

order: 

S. 3641, by the yeas and nays; 

H.R. 7221, by the yeas and nays. 

The vote on S. 3197 will be taken tomorrow. 

The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. Remaining 

electronic votes will be conducted as 5- 

minute votes. 

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NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM LAW 

INSTITUTE REAUTHORIZATION 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the 

Senate bill, S. 3641, on which the yeas 

and nays were ordered. 

The Clerk read the title of the Senate 

bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 

CONYERS) that the House suspend the 

rules and pass the Senate bill, S. 3641. 

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were—yeas 410, nays 2, 

not voting 21, as follows: 

[Roll No. 676] 

YEAS—410 

Abercrombie 

Ackerman 

Aderholt 

Akin 

Alexander 

Allen 

Altmire 

Andrews 

Arcuri 

Baca 

Bachmann 

Bachus 

Baird 

Baldwin 

Barrett (SC) 

Barrow 

Bartlett (MD) 

Barton (TX) 

Bean 

Becerra 

Berkley 

Berman 

Berry 

Biggert 

Bilbray 

Bilirakis 

Bishop (GA) 

Bishop (NY) 

Bishop (UT) 

Blackburn 

Blumenauer 

Blunt 

Boehner 

Bonner 

Bono Mack 

Boozman 

Boren 

Boswell 

Boucher 

Boustany 

Boyd (FL) 

Boyda (KS) 

Brady (PA) 

Brady (TX) 

Braley (IA) 

Broun (GA) 

Brown (SC) 

Brown, Corrine 

Brown-Waite, 

Ginny 

Buchanan 

Burgess 

Burton (IN) 

Butterfield 

Buyer 

Calvert 

Camp (MI) 

Campbell (CA) 

Cannon 

Cantor 

Capito 

Capps 

Capuano 

Cardoza 

Carney 

Carson 

Carter 

Castle 

Castor 

Cazayoux 

Chabot 

Chandler 

Childers 

Clarke 

Cleaver 

Clyburn 

Coble 

Cohen 

Cole (OK) 

Conaway 

Cooper 

Costa 

Costello 

Courtney 

Cramer 

Crenshaw 

Cuellar 

Culberson 

Cummings 

Davis (AL) 

Davis (CA) 

Davis (IL) 

Davis (KY) 

Davis, David 

Davis, Lincoln 

Davis, Tom 

Deal (GA) 

DeFazio 

DeGette 

Delahunt 

DeLauro 

Dent 

Diaz-Balart, L. 

Diaz-Balart, M. 

Dicks 

Dingell 

Doggett 

Donnelly 

Doolittle 

Doyle 

Drake 

Dreier 

Duncan 

Edwards (MD) 

Edwards (TX) 

Ehlers 

Ellison 

Ellsworth 

Emanuel 

Emerson 

Engel 

English (PA) 

Eshoo 

Etheridge 

Everett 

Fallin 

Farr 

Fattah 

Feeney 

Filner 

Forbes 

Fortenberry 

Fossella 

Foster 

Foxx 

Frank (MA) 

Franks (AZ) 

Frelinghuysen 

Gallegly 

Garrett (NJ) 

Gerlach 

Giffords 

Gillibrand 

Gingrey 

Gohmert 

Gonzalez 

Goode 

Goodlatte 

Gordon 

Granger 

Green, Al 

Green, Gene 

Grijalva 

Hall (NY) 

Hall (TX) 

Hare 

Harman 

Hastings (FL) 

Hastings (WA) 

Hayes 

Heller 

Hensarling 

Herger 

Herseth Sandlin 

Higgins 

Hill 

Hinchey 

Hinojosa 

Hirono 

Hobson 

Hodes 

Hoekstra 

Holden 

Holt 

Honda 

Hooley 

Hoyer 

Inglis (SC) 

Inslee 

Israel 

Issa 

Jackson (IL) 

Jackson-Lee 

(TX) 

Jefferson 

Johnson (GA) 

Johnson (IL) 

Johnson, E. B. 

Johnson, Sam 

Jones (NC) 

Jordan 

Kagen 

Kanjorski 

Kaptur 

Keller 

Kennedy 

Kildee 

Kilpatrick 

Kind 

King (IA) 

King (NY) 

Kirk 

Klein (FL) 

Kline (MN) 

Knollenberg 

Kucinich 

Kuhl (NY) 

LaHood 

Lamborn 

Lampson 

Langevin 

Larsen (WA) 

Larson (CT) 

Latham 

LaTourette 

Latta 

Lee 

Levin 

Lewis (CA) 

Lewis (GA) 

Lewis (KY) 

Linder 

Lipinski 

LoBiondo 

Loebsack 

Lofgren, Zoe 

Lowey 

Lucas 

Lungren, Daniel 

E. 

Lynch 

Mack 

Mahoney (FL) 

Manzullo 

Marchant 

Markey 

Marshall 

Matheson 

Matsui 

McCarthy (CA) 

McCarthy (NY) 

McCaul (TX) 

McCollum (MN) 

McCotter 

McCrery 

McDermott 

McGovern 

McHenry 

McHugh 

McIntyre 

McKeon 

McMorris 

Rodgers 

McNerney 

McNulty 

Meek (FL) 

Meeks (NY) 

Melancon 

Mica 

Michaud 

Miller (FL) 

Miller (MI) 

Miller (NC) 

Miller, Gary 

Miller, George 

Mitchell 

Mollohan 

Moore (KS) 

Moore (WI) 

Moran (VA) 

Murphy (CT) 

Murphy, Tim 

Murtha 

Musgrave 

Myrick 

Nadler 

Napolitano 

Neal (MA) 

Neugebauer 

Nunes 

Oberstar 

Obey 

Olver 

Ortiz 

Pallone 

Pascrell 

Pastor 

Payne 

Pearce 

Pence 

Perlmutter 

Peterson (MN) 

Peterson (PA) 

Petri 

Pickering 

Pitts 

Platts 

Poe 

Pomeroy 

Porter 

Price (GA) 

Price (NC) 

Putnam 

Radanovich 

Rahall 

Ramstad 

Rangel 

Regula 

Rehberg 

Reichert 

Renzi 

Reyes 

Reynolds 

Richardson 

Rodriguez 

Rogers (AL) 

Rogers (KY) 

Rogers (MI) 

Rohrabacher 

Ros-Lehtinen 

Roskam 

Ross 

Rothman 

Roybal-Allard 

Royce 

Ruppersberger 

Rush 

Ryan (OH) 

Ryan (WI) 

Salazar 

Sali 

Sa ́nchez, Linda 

T. 

Sanchez, Loretta 

Sarbanes 

Saxton 

Scalise 

Schakowsky 

Schiff 

Schmidt 

Schwartz 

Scott (GA) 

Scott (VA) 

Sensenbrenner 

Serrano 

Sessions 

Sestak 

Shadegg 

Shays 

Shea-Porter 

Sherman 

Shimkus 

Shuler 

Shuster 

Simpson 

Sires 

Skelton 

Slaughter 

Smith (NE) 

Smith (NJ) 

Smith (TX) 

Smith (WA) 

Snyder 

Solis 

Souder 

Speier 

Spratt 

Stearns 

Stupak 

Sullivan 

Sutton 

Tancredo 

Tanner 

Tauscher 

Taylor 

Terry 

Thompson (CA) 

Thornberry 

Tiahrt 

Tiberi 

Tierney 

Towns 

Tsongas 

Turner 

Udall (NM) 

Upton 

Van Hollen 

Vela ́ zquez 

Visclosky 

Walberg 

Walden (OR) 

Walsh (NY) 

Walz (MN) 

Wamp 

Waters 

Watson 

Watt 

Waxman 

Weiner 

Welch (VT) 

Weldon (FL) 

Weller 

Westmoreland 

Wexler 

Whitfield (KY) 

Wilson (NM) 

Wilson (OH) 

Wilson (SC) 

Wittman (VA) 

Wolf 

Woolsey 

Wu 

Yarmuth 

Young (AK) 

Young (FL) 

NAYS—2 

Flake 

Paul 

NOT VOTING—21 

Carnahan 

Clay 

Conyers 

Crowley 

Cubin 

Ferguson 

Gilchrest 

Graves 

Gutierrez 

Hulshof 

Hunter 

Kingston 

Maloney (NY) 

Moran (KS) 

Murphy, Patrick 

Pryce (OH) 

Space 

Stark 

Thompson (MS) 

Udall (CO) 

Wasserman 

Schultz 

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Mr. PAYNE changed his vote from 

‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ 

So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the 

Senate bill was passed. 

The result of the vote was announced 

as above recorded. 

Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, I move to 

reconsider the vote. 

MOTION TO TABLE

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. 

Speaker, I move to table the motion to 

reconsider. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion to table. 

The question was taken; and the 

Speaker pro tempore announced that 

the ayes appeared to have it. 

RECORDED VOTE

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. 

Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. 

A recorded vote was ordered. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. This 

will be a 5-minute vote. 

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were—ayes 295, noes 115, 

not voting 23, as follows: 


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