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On July 31, 2008, the House Financial Services Committee approved the bill and several amendments to it by voice vote. 840) was introduced in the House in February 2007 by the late Congresswoman Julia Carson (D-IN) and Congressman Geoff Davis (RKY).
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In September 2007, the Senate Banking Committee approved the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act (S. The most significant change by HUD was the creation of the Continuum of Care process, which was first implemented in 1995. However, a number of changes were made to the McKinney-Vento programs by HUD and by Congress through the annual appropriations process. Since then, numerous proposals have been debated, but controversies prevented Congress from passing any significant reauthorizations. HUD’s McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs were last reauthorized in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992.
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Now that the bill is enacted, HUD will have up to 18 months to develop regulations to implement the new McKinney program. 1877) was introduced by Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI), Judy Biggert (R-IL), and 5 other House Members. 808) was introduced by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Kit Bond (R-MO), and 11 other Senators. The McKinney-Vento reauthorization provisions are identical to those included in two bills introduced earlier this year, both known as the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act. The bill was included as part of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act. On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed into law a bill to reauthorize HUD’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance programs.