Halt Homelessness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6647
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2023-12-06
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Latest action: action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-12-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Halt Homelessness Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill permanently reauthorizes the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, an independent federal agency within the executive branch that coordinates the federal response to prevent and end homelessness.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6647 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Halt Homelessness Act of 2023 . 2. 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. .