HEALS Act

Summary

Help End Abusive Living Situations Act or the HEALS Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking when awarding grants under the Continuum of Care Program, which provides funding for nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families.

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Timeline

1. 22 May 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 May 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 May 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 22 May 2019

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Sponsors

• John Cornyn · R · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Tim Scott · R · Sponsor
• · ssbk00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← HEALS Act
• related to ← Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019