To provide a path to end homelessness in the United States, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Ordered Reported on Mar 28, 2019
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on March 28, 2019.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Congresswoman Maxine Waters Keynotes Torrance Chamber of Commerce State of the Region Luncheon”
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Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA43]
(Sponsor)
on Feb 28, 2020
“Katie Hill Leads Bicameral Response to Trump’s California Homelessness Statements”
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Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA25, 2019-2019]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 20, 2019
“Kustoff Secures Wins for West Tennessee”
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Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN8]
on Dec 17, 2019
More statements at ProPublica Represent...
What stakeholders are saying
History
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Mar 23, 2016
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Earlier Version —
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This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4888 (114th). |
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Apr 6, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2076 (115th). |
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Mar 25, 2019
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Introduced
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Mar 26, 2019
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Considered by House Committee on Financial Services
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Mar 28, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 5, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on Financial Services
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Jan 14, 2020
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Considered by House Committee on Financial Services
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H.R. 1856 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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