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

Bill: 116-s-2801
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-11-06
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Interagency Council on Homelessness
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-07
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-125.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill permanently reauthorizes the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2801 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 6, 2019 Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. Collins , Ms. Klobuchar , and Mr. Van Hollen ) 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. .