Search Results: keywords:"housing access"

  • H. R. 7481 — To authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a Social Determinants of Health Program, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,638

    H.R. 7481 aims to allow the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to run a Social Determinants of Health Program. The program seeks to improve health outcomes by addressing factors like housing and food access that affect health in communities. To...

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    H.R. 7481 is a plan that lets the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) help people by giving money to improve things like homes and food. They say they will give out a lot of money every year from 2025 to 2029 to help make people healthier in their communities.

  • H. R. 7908 — To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a Commission on Youth Homelessness, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:949

    H.R. 7908 proposes the creation of a Commission on Youth Homelessness by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The commission will include diverse members with lived experience of homelessness, representatives from relevant government departments, and organizations...

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    H.R. 7908 wants to create a special group to help kids and young adults who don't have homes. This group will figure out how to make life easier for them and tell grown-ups in charge what needs to be done.

  • S. 4776 — To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:37,259

    The bill S. 4776 seeks to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2029. It is called the “Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024.” The bill aims to improve various aspects related to the care and support of...

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    The bill wants to make sure that older people in the U.S. get more help, like better health care and food, from 2025 to 2029. It plans to do this by giving more money to different programs, but there are concerns that this money might not be used wisely.

  • S. 4270 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for homeless and foster care youth.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:4,275

    The bill, S. 4270, aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make it easier for homeless and foster care youth to access financial aid for college. It includes changes such as defining terms like "homeless youth" and "foster care youth," requiring colleges to appoint...

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    The bill wants to make it easier for kids who don't have homes or who are in foster care to get money to go to college, by making sure schools help them and give them a place to stay. It also wants these kids to get extra help finding college jobs and pay the same school fees as if they lived nearby.