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H.R. 4866: Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act

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H.R. 4866: Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-20 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Burr, Richard [R-NC-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act

Plain summary

Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services to: (1) administer the grant program established by this Act; (2) provide technical assistance to entities that provide permanent supportive housing to the chronically homeless; and (3) implement an approach to disseminate information about such housing that is targeted to individuals who have been homeless for long periods and have disabilities. Defines "chronically homeless" as an individual or family that is currently homeless, has been homeless continuously for at least one year or on at least four separate occasions in the last three years, and has an adult head of household with a disabling condition. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to: (1) design national strategies to provide services in supportive housing to end chronic homelessness; (2) collaborate with specified Federal departments and programs to implement programs that address chronic homelessness; (3) develop improved methods for serving individuals with mental or physical illnesses, disabilities, substance abuse problems, or co-occurring disorders; and (4) promote collaboration between Federal, State and local agencies that are responsible for systems of care to ensure that services for the chronically homeless are delivered in a coordinated manner that promotes housing stability. Requires the Secretary to award matching grants for the provision of services to chronically homeless individuals in permanent supportive housing.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Burr, Richard [R-NC-5] · 24 cosponsors

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Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Darrell Issa (R-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4866 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108