Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 7, 2012 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 5, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2011 to Sep 10, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Dec 15, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 15, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Dec 19, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jan 17, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Feb 6, 2012 | |
| R-VA | Robert Hurt | Feb 6, 2012 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Sep 10, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2011 |
| Housing and Insurance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2011Markup Feb 7, 2012Reported Feb 7, 2012 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2011 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2011 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2012Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 7, 2012Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Mar 23, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
- Feb 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the pages H43, H42.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-93 | THE HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 2011: PROPOSALS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH340 pages | Financial Services Committee | Dec 15, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the definition of "homeless person" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
