United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3496 (104th)
Emergency Shelter Act of 1996
Introduced
21 May 1996
Last action
3 June 1996 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Sponsors
Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-12], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-11], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], GENE GREEN, Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], ALCEE HASTINGS, Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Ken Calvert, James Clyburn, Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], ELIJAH CUMMINGS, Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5]
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Emergency Shelter Act of 1996 - Authorizes the head of an executive agency to make available, upon request from an assistance organization, public areas of certain Federal facilities for use as temporary shelter for homeless individuals during nonbusiness hours. Sets forth a repeal date.
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Timeline
21 May 1996
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 June 1996
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 May 1996 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 1996
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 1996
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 21 May 1996
Sponsors
- Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- GENE GREEN · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R · Cosponsor
- ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Ken Calvert · R · Cosponsor
- James Clyburn · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3496
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3496
- us · 104-hr-3496 · source updated 23 March 2026