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H.R. 32: Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011

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H.R. 32: Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-05 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011

Plain summary

Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to redefine "homeless," "homeless individual," or "homeless person" to include: (1) a child or youth who has been verified as homeless by a local educational agency (LEA) homeless liaison, and the family of such child or youth; (2) a youth verified as homeless by the director (or a designee) of a program funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; (3) a child verified as homeless by the program director (or designee) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the child's family; and (4) a child verified as homeless by the Head Start program director (or designee) under the Head Start Act, and the child's family.

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Official text

Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · 32 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Al Green (D-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr32 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112