Expressing the sense of the Congress that involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children in America should be eliminated.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 24, 2012

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) involuntary homelessness should be eliminated; (2) the federal government should provide adequate funding for the rental housing voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, the Community Development Block Grant program, and the HOME Investment Partnerships program; (3) legislation should be enacted that provides the National Housing Trust Fund with the $1 billion requested in the President's FY2013 Budget Request; and (4) the federal government should move away from a "shelter first" housing policy and instead promote a "housing first" policy that provides employment and training opportunities, transportation, and other self-sufficiency services to help the involuntarily homeless.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · D–MI

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Financial Services Committee

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Jun 1, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Apr 24, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 24, 2012
Introduced in House
Apr 24, 2012
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Con.Res.119, 112th Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress that involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children in America should be eliminated.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/119

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hconres119/BILLS-112hconres119ih.htm

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Analyze H.Con.Res.119 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.119, 112th Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress that involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children in America should be eliminated.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/119

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2012-04-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hconres119/BILLS-112hconres119ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-02-06T19:38:47Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.119, 112th Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress that involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children in America should be eliminated.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/119

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2012-04-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hconres119/BILLS-112hconres119ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-02-06T19:38:47Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.119, 112th Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress that involuntary homelessness for families, women, and children in America should be eliminated.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/119

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2012-04-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hconres119/BILLS-112hconres119ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-02-06T19:38:47Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.119 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.