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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 8, 2005
Amends the Public Health Service Act to adjust the minimum State allotments for Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness programs to be the greater of the amount otherwise received by the State for FY 2005 or $600,000. (Current law sets forth a minimum allotment of $300,000 per State.) Provides that if the funds appropriated are insufficient for all States to receive the minimum allotment, then States shall receive no less than the amount they received in FY 2005 with additional money spent to give States the minimum of $600,000.
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Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R–NM
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1134-1135)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1134)
Introduced in Senate
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