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

Bill: 118-s-735
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2023-03-09
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Interagency Council on Homelessness
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <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: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 735 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 9, 2023 Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. Collins , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Cortez Masto , and Ms. Klobuchar ) 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. .