McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act
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The McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 is a United States federal law that provides federal money for homeless shelter programs.[1][2] It was the first significant federal legislative response to homelessness,[3] and was passed by the 100th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on July 22, 1987.[4] The act has been reauthorized several times over the years.[5]
Other short titles | Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act |
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Long title | An Act to provide urgently needed assistance to protect and improve the lives and safety of the homeless, with special emphasis on elderly persons, handicapped persons, and families with children. |
Nicknames | Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act |
Enacted by | the 100th United States Congress |
Effective | July 22, 1987 |
Citations | |
Public law | 100-77 |
Statutes at Large | 101 Stat. 482 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare |
U.S.C. sections created | 42 U.S.C. ch. 119 § 11301 et seq. |
Legislative history | |
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With the death of Stewart McKinney, its chief sponsor, it was renamed Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. After the death of a leading supporter of the legislation, Bruce Vento,[6] President Bill Clinton[7] renamed it the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
The McKinney Act originally had fifteen programs providing a spectrum of services to homeless people, including the Continuum of Care Programs: the Supportive Housing Program, the Shelter Plus Care Program, and the Single Room Occupancy Program, as well as the Emergency Shelter Grant Program.[2][8] It also established the Interagency Council on the Homeless, now the Interagency Council on Homelessness.[9]