119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Sep 24, 2026
S. 5534In Committee
Building and Maintaining Homeless Shelters Act
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina (D-MN)Introduced Sep 24, 2026
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In plain English
S. 5534, sponsored by Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), establishes a competitive grant program to fund construction of homeless shelters and permanent supportive housing under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and was read twice upon introduction.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Introduced in Senate
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Sep 24
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 24
Introduced in Senate
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