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H.R. 1655 (114th)

Community Economic Opportunity Act of 2015

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Introduced

26 March 2015

Last action

16 November 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Sponsors

Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Betty McCollum, ROBERT GOODLATTE, Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22], Glenn Thompson, Charles Dent, Lou Barletta, SANDER LEVIN, JOHN CONYERS, David Valadao, Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], MICHAEL CAPUANO, Elizabeth Esty, Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Devin Nunes, Niki Tsongas, DON YOUNG, James McGovern, David Loebsack, RON KIND, PETER VISCLOSKY, Carlos Curbelo, Ryan Costello, Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Jeff Fortenberry, Julia Brownley, Tom Reed, Mike Coffman, Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur, Matt Cartwright, Rodney Davis, Harold Rogers, Ann Kuster, Tom Marino, Katherine Clark, Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2], FRED UPTON, Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Derek Kilmer, Thomas MacArthur, David Joyce, Seth Moulton, David Young, Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

Subjects

Housing, Taxation

Source updated

23 March 2026

Housing · Taxation

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Summary

Community Economic Opportunity Act of 2015 This bill amends the Community Services Block Grant Act to revise the Act and reauthorize it through FY2023. States must adopt performance requirements and performance benchmarks to be included as part of the performance measurement system under this Act. States that receive grants must reserve 2% of the funds for a new Community Action Innovations Program (CAIP) and use not less than 90% of the remainder to make subgrants to eligible entities to enable the entities to implement programs, projects, or services to reduce poverty. Authority is repealed for specific nationally administered grants for: (1) community food and nutrition programs, (2) national or regional programs designed to provide instructional activities for low-income youth, and (3) demonstration partnership agreements addressing the needs of the poor. A state may use certain grant funds for training and technical assistance to eligible entities and innovative projects to reduce poverty conditions. Two or more eligible entities shall receive state assistance to merge if the geographic areas of the state they serve can be more effectively served under a single corporate structure. The same assistance must be given any eligible public organization that determines the area it serves can be more effectively served if it becomes a private public charity. An incentive is repealed for states to enact a charity tax credit. The Department of Health and Human Services must conduct, in at least one-third of the states in each fiscal year, evaluations (including investigations) of state compliance with the Community Services Block Grant Program.

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Timeline

  1. 26 March 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 November 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

    Source: Committee

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