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H.R. 5837: YouthBuild Transfer Act

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H.R. 5837: YouthBuild Transfer Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-19 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] · 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 Housing and Community Opportunity. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

YouthBuild Transfer Act

Plain summary

YouthBuild Transfer Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a revised YouthBuild program under the authority of the Secretary of Labor (Secretary). Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to carry out certain activities under the YouthBuild program, including: (1) education and workforce investment; (2) supervision and training for participants in the rehabilitation or construction of housing (including residential housing for homeless individuals or low-income families), transitional housing for homeless individuals, and community and other public facilities; (3) adult mentoring; and (4) follow-up services. Repeals authority for the YouthBuild program under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. Transfers the YouthBuild program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Department of Labor.

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Official text

YouthBuild Transfer Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] · 9 cosponsors

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Al Green (D-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5837 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109