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H.R. 576: Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2015

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H.R. 576: Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-27 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · 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 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. 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

Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2015

Plain summary

Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2015 Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to redefine "homeless," "homeless individual," or "homeless person." Modifies requirements relating to an individual or family who will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent. Revises criteria for unaccompanied youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under other federal statutes to require that they: are certified as homeless by the director or designee of a program funded under any other federal statute; or have been certified by a director of a program funded under this Act or a director of a public housing agency (PHA) as lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, which shall include: (1) temporarily sharing the housing of another person due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or other similar reason; or (2) living in a room in a motel or hotel. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) aggregate and publicly report information from a collaborative applicant about project sponsors in a community-wide homeless management information system (HMIS), and (2) ensure that any public report does not contain personally identifiable information. Prohibits the Secretary, in awarding grants for continuum of care programs, from considering or prioritizing the specific homeless populations intended to be served by the applicant if the applicant demonstrates that the project: (1) would meet the priorities identified in the applicant's plan, and (2) is cost-effective in meeting the overall goals and objectives identified in that plan. Repeals certain requirements regarding collaborative applicants. Modifies requirements for selection criteria for the award of grants through a national competition between geographic areas. Requires annual reports to Congress on housing assistance for the homeless to include data: (1) required to be made publicly available in the HMIS report, and (2) on programs funded under other specified federal statutes.

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Official text

Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · 13 cosponsors

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Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr576 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114