HR 2994 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Returning Home Act

Latest action · Apr 28, 2023 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 28, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2023 to Jun 11, 2024; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-AKMary Sattler PeltolaOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-PADwight EvansMay 24, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 24, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 24, 2023
D-CARo KhannaMay 24, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeMay 24, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonJul 12, 2023
D-MOCori BushJul 12, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneJul 12, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarNov 2, 2023
D-ILDelia C. RamirezMar 13, 2024
D-MIShri ThanedarMar 13, 2024
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaMar 13, 2024
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciJun 11, 2024

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 28, 2023
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Apr 28, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 28, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 28, 2023Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: This bill establishes the Reentry Rental Assistance and Housing Services Grant Program to provide funding for housing assistance and supportive services for individuals returning from incarceration.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 72, April 28, 2023, page H2119.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish the Reentry Rental Assistance and Housing Services Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Returning Home Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 28, 2023Introduced in House

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