A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

Bill: 115-s-743
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2017-03-28
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Interagency Council on Homelessness
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2049-2050)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness indefinitely and repeal its termination date.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 743 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 28, 2017 Mr. Reed (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

1. Authorization of appropriations for Interagency Council on Homelessness (a) In general Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 208 ( 42 U.S.C. 11318 ), by striking to carry out this title $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 and inserting such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title ; (2) by striking section 209 ( 42 U.S.C. 11319 ); and (3) by redesignating section 210 ( 42 U.S.C. 11320 ) as section 209. (b) Technical and conforming amendments The table of contents in section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 209 and 210 and inserting the following: Sec. 209. Encouragement of State involvement. .