3.0.0 256 2023-01-11T13:28:49Z 2023-01-11T13:28:49Z Senate S 2015-01-27 114 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-27T16:54:06Z Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2015 114 576 HR 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Related bill CRS 2015-01-27 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S543; text of measure as introduced: CR S543-544) IntroReferral 2015-01-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2015-01-27 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-03-04 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2015-08-06 False H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2016-04-14 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2016-04-18 False Housing and Community Development Congressional oversight Government information and archives Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Housing and Community Development 00 2015-01-27 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-03T17:26:14Z 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 information provided to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from a collaborative applicant about project sponsors in a community-wide homeless management information system (HMIS) to be made publicly available on HUD's website in aggregate, non-personally identifying reports, and updated at least annually.

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.

]]> Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2015 Display Title Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the definition of "homeless person" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s256is/xml/BILLS-114s256is.xml 2015-01-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S543; text of measure as introduced: CR S543-544) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.