H.Res. 634 · 118th Congress

Unhoused Persons Bill of Rights

Introduced on Jul 28, 2023 by Cori Bush (D-MO-1). 24 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Aug 21, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 28, 2023
Cosponsors
24
0 from the other party
Policy area
Housing and Community Development
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Official title

Expressing that the United States is obligated to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2027 and uphold, protect, and enforce the civil and human rights of unhoused individuals, including the human rights to housing, universal health care, livable wages, education, employment opportunities, access to public facilities, free movement in public spaces, privacy, confidentiality, internet access, vote, freedom from harassment by law enforcement, private businesses, property owners, and housed residents, and equal rights to health care, legal representation, and social services without discrimination based on housing status.

Subjects

  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime victims
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Defense spending
  • Department of Defense
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employee hiring
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • First Amendment rights
  • Government information and archives
  • Government trust funds
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health information and medical records
  • Higher education
  • Homelessness and emergency shelter
  • Housing and community development funding
  • Housing discrimination
  • Housing supply and affordability
  • Human rights
  • Human trafficking
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Labor standards
  • Low- and moderate-income housing
  • Poverty and welfare assistance
  • Public housing
  • Religion
  • Right of privacy
  • Self-employed
  • Social security and elderly assistance
  • Solid waste and recycling
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
  • Violent crime
  • Voting rights
  • Wages and earnings
  • Water use and supply

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Cori BushD-MO-1Sponsor

Democrats · 24

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jul 28, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 28, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jul 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Jul 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Jul 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  7. Jul 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  8. Jul 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  9. Aug 4, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  10. Aug 21, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Committees

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