Homeless Assistance Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4302
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2019-09-12
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Crime victims

Criminal justice information and records

Domestic violence and child abuse

Family services

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Low- and moderate-income housing

Public housing

Right of privacy
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Homeless Assistance Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes public housing agencies to disclose to certain entities information regarding individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Such disclosure is limited to the confidential use of the information to facilitate, identify, assess, and link housing and supportive services to ensure continuity of care for such individuals and their families.</p>

action_date: 2020-01-13
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Homeless Assistance Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes public housing agencies to disclose to certain entities information regarding individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Such disclosure is limited to the confidential use of the information to facilitate, identify, assess, and link housing and supportive services to ensure continuity of care for such individuals and their families.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4302 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2019 Mr. Sherman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To authorize public housing agencies to share certain data regarding homeless individuals and families for the provision of housing and services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeless Assistance Act of 2019 . 2. Limited authority to share information regarding homeless individuals and families with appropriate entity within the Continuum of Care Section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Limited authority To share information regarding homeless individuals and families with appropriate entity within Continuum of Care Notwithstanding section 904 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. 3544 ), a public housing agency may disclose, to the entity designated by the collaborative applicant within which the jurisdiction of the public housing agency is located and any relevant State and local government agencies, information regarding individuals and families who are homeless (as such term is used in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11302 )) or at risk of homelessness (as such term is used in section 401 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1360 )), but only— (1) for the purpose of facilitating the identification, assessment, and linkage of housing and supportive services for such individuals and families to ensure continuity of care, to the extent allowable under State Law; (2) if the public housing agency takes appropriate measures to ensure that the privacy of the individuals and families is protected and that the information is used only for the purpose described in paragraph (1); and (3) if the public housing agency takes appropriate measures to ensure clients’ information and confidentiality is protected pursuant to section 41411(c)(4) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12491(c)(4) ), and any regulations promulgated pursuant to such section. .

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4302 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize public housing agencies to share certain data regarding homeless individuals and families for the provision of housing and services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeless Assistance Act of 2019 . 2. Limited authority to share information regarding homeless individuals and families with appropriate entity within Continuum of Care Section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Limited authority To share information regarding homeless individuals and families with appropriate entity within Continuum of Care Notwithstanding section 904 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. 3544 ), a public housing agency may disclose, to the collaborative applicant of the local Continuum of Care or designee of the collaborative applicant within which the jurisdiction of the public housing agency is located, information regarding individuals and families who are homeless (as such term is used in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11302 )) or at risk of homelessness (as such term is used in section 401 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 )), but only— (1) for the purpose of facilitating the identification, assessment, and linkage of housing and supportive services for such individuals and families to ensure continuity of care, to the extent allowable under State Law; (2) if the public housing agency takes appropriate measures to ensure that the privacy of the individuals and families is protected and that the information, including any personally identifiable information, is used only for the purpose described in paragraph (1); and (3) if the public housing agency takes appropriate measures to ensure clients’ information and confidentiality is protected pursuant to section 41411(c)(4) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12491(c)(4) ), and any regulations promulgated pursuant to such section. .

Passed the House of Representatives January 13, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4302 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 14, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT To authorize public housing agencies to share certain data regarding homeless individuals and families for the provision of housing and services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeless Assistance Act of 2019 . 2. Limited authority to share information regarding homeless individuals and families with appropriate entity within Continuum of Care Section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Limited authority To share information regarding homeless individuals and families with appropriate entity within Continuum of Care Notwithstanding section 904 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. 3544 ), a public housing agency may disclose, to the collaborative applicant of the local Continuum of Care or designee of the collaborative applicant within which the jurisdiction of the public housing agency is located, information regarding individuals and families who are homeless (as such term is used in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11302 )) or at risk of homelessness (as such term is used in section 401 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 )), but only— (1) for the purpose of facilitating the identification, assessment, and linkage of housing and supportive services for such individuals and families to ensure continuity of care, to the extent allowable under State Law; (2) if the public housing agency takes appropriate measures to ensure that the privacy of the individuals and families is protected and that the information, including any personally identifiable information, is used only for the purpose described in paragraph (1); and (3) if the public housing agency takes appropriate measures to ensure clients’ information and confidentiality is protected pursuant to section 41411(c)(4) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12491(c)(4) ), and any regulations promulgated pursuant to such section. .

Passed the House of Representatives January 13, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk