legislation: 112-hconres-119
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| 112-hconres-119 | 112 | hconres | 119 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children in America should be eliminated. | Housing and Community Development | 2012-04-24 | 2012-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | C000714 | 13 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) involuntary homelessness should be eliminated; (2) the federal government should provide adequate funding for the rental housing voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, the Community Development Block Grant program, and the HOME Investment Partnerships program; (3) legislation should be enacted that provides the National Housing Trust Fund with the $1 billion requested in the President's FY2013 Budget Request; and (4) the federal government should move away from a "shelter first" housing policy and instead promote a "housing first" policy that provides employment and training opportunities, transportation, and other self-sufficiency services to help the involuntarily homeless. | 2021-09-28T12:30:39Z |