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Analyses

Honoring All Veterans Act (S. 1060), S3343 [25MY]

Articles and editorials

Rosie's Place Founder Kip Tiernan Dies at 85, E1286 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: provide temporary housing during school breaks to students who are homeless or in foster care (see H.R. 2818), H5904 [12AU] (see H.R. 2818), H5938 [6SE]

———reduce youth homelessness by extending foster care eligibility and programs and improving programs to keep families together (see S. 961), S2928 [12MY]

Corp. for Supportive Housing: anniversary (see S. Res. 297), S6665 [18OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (see S. 1719), S6600 [17OC] (see H.R. 207), H102 [6JA]

Dept. of Education: provide education for homeless children and youths (see S. 571), S1600 [14MR] (see H.R. 1253), H2106 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see H.R. 3141), H6672 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 806), H1250 (see H.R. 806), H1361 [18FE] (see H.R. 2559), H5125 [15JY]

———improve education, employment, and independent living services for veterans, assistance for homeless veterans, health services, and departmental administration (see S. 1060), S3338 [25MY]

———improve provision of assistance to homeless veterans, regulation of fiduciary matters, housing programs and loans, and other benefits (see S. 1148), S3497 [6JN]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3528), H7998 [30NO]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), H34 [5JA]

Housing: allow for use of existing section 8 housing funds to preserve and revitalize affordable housing options for low-income individuals (see S. 317), S642 [10FE]

———express that stable and affordable housing is essential to HIV prevention, treatment, and care and commit to providing adequate funding for development of housing as a response to AIDS pandemic (see S. Res. 162), S2687 [4MY]

National Underserved Veterans Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 445), H7008 [24OC]

Taxation: allow a credit for unreimbursed funeral expenses relative to a deceased indigent individual (see H.R. 1033), H1768 [11MR]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 136), H38 [5JA]

———allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 1806), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 3352), H7330 [3NO]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 3076), H6505 [3OC]

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H202 [12JA]

Women: protect housing rights of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see S. 1892), S7702 [17NO]

Remarks in House

Call for Help, Inc.: anniversary, E1041 [3JN]

Carrollton, TX: relocation of Metrocrest Social Services Resale facility, E1677 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (H.R. 207), E15 [6JA]

Dept. of HUD: Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program funding to provide housing vouchers to homeless veterans, H811, H812, H820 [15FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance to homeless veterans, H7268 [3NO]

———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (H.R. 806), E543 [29MR]

———tribute to launch of Homeless Veterans Outreach Campaign, E1860 [13OC]

District of Columbia: tribute to Street Soccer USA (organization) Cup, E1638, E1645 [15SE]

Dwelling Place (organization): tribute, E2154 [1DE]

Houston, TX: Houston Health Dept., prohibition on residents distributing food to the homeless without a permit, H233 [18JA]

National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day: observance, E2316 [19DE]

National Underserved Veterans Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 445), E2019 [4NO]

North Bay Stand Down (organization): tribute, E1818 [11OC]

Our Daily Bread Inc.: anniversary, E519 [17MR]

Santa Ana, CA: tribute to Annual Orange County Stand Down, E1646 [15SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for unreimbursed funeral expenses relative to a deceased indigent individual (H.R. 1033), E460 [11MR]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (H.R. 3076), E1745 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: reduce youth homelessness by extending foster care eligibility and programs and improving programs to keep families together (S. 961), S2933 [12MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (S. 1719), S6604 [17OC]

Dept. of Education: provide education for homeless children and youths (S. 571), S1606 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve education, employment, and independent living services for veterans, assistance for homeless veterans, health services, and departmental administration (S. 1060), S3341-S3343 [25MY], S7277 [9NO]

———improve provision of assistance to homeless veterans, regulation of fiduciary matters, housing programs and loans, and other benefits (S. 1148), S3503 [6JN]

Housing: allow for use of existing section 8 housing funds to preserve and revitalize affordable housing options for low-income individuals (S. 317), S644 [10FE]

Women: protect housing rights of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (S. 1892), S7706 [17NO]

Texts of

S. 1148, Veterans Programs Improvement Act, S3503-S3507 [6JN]

S. 1719, School Food Recovery Act, S6604 [17OC]

S. 1892, Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Act, S7707 [17NO]

S. Res. 162, express that stable and affordable housing is essential to HIV prevention, treatment, and care and commit to providing adequate funding for development of housing as a response to AIDS pandemic, S2692 [4MY]

S. Res. 297, Corp. for Supportive Housing anniversary, S6672 [18OC]