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Committee Advances Bipartisan Proposal to Strengthen Federal Support for Homeless Youth
Washington, DC,
January 15, 2020
https://edlabor.house.gov/media/press-releases/committee-advances-bipartisan-proposal-to-strengthen-federal-support-for-homeless-youth Today, the Committee on Education and Labor advanced the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019 (H.R. 5191)—a bipartisan proposal to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act of 1974 and empower states to strengthen and expand services for young people suffering from homelessness. The bipartisan legislation is led by three Democrats – House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (KY-03), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-05) – and Republican Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02). It advanced through Committee (28-19) with one Republican in support.
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