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The McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-77, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 482, 42 U.S.C. § 11301 et seq.) is a United States federal law that (1) establishes an Interagency Council on the Homeless; (2) uses public resources in a more coordinated manner to meet the needs of the homeless; and (3) provide program funds for the homeless, with special emphasis on elderly persons, handicapped persons, families with children, Native Americans, and veterans It was the first significant federal legislative response to homelessness, and was passed by the 100th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on July 22, 1987. The act has been reauthorized several times over the years. With the death of Stewart B. McKinney, its chief sponsor, it was renamed Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on July 22, 1987 (Gipson, 2020). After the death of a leading supporter of the legislation, Bruce Vento, President William Clinton 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.

It established the Interagency Council on the Homeless (later called the Interagency Council on Homelessness). The legislation has been amended several times since it was first written and enacted.

 Overview of Actions With the Law: 

 Date:         Actions Overview: 

07/22/1987	Became Public Law No: 100-77.

07/22/1987	Signed by President.

07/22/1987	Became Public Law No. 100-77

07/10/1987	Presented to President.

06/30/1987	Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 301 - 115 (Record Vote No: 237).

06/27/1987	Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 65-8. Record Vote No: 167.

06/19/1987	Conference report filed: Conference Report 100-174 Filed in House.

05/20/1987	Conference committee actions: Conference held.

05/08/1987	Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

04/09/1987	Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 809, S. 810, S. 811, S. 813, S. 728 with an amendment by Voice Vote.

03/05/1987	Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 264 - 121 (Record Vote No: 24).

03/03/1987	Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 100-10 (Part II).

03/02/1987	Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. Report No: 100-10 (Part I).

01/08/1987	Introduced in House

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
=== The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act was proposed by Stewart McKinney to provide federal money for homeless shelter programs. This act was proposed by McKinney in 1986 and passed through congress in 1987. ===

Citation: House Approves $725 Million for Homeless. (1987). Congressional Quarterly Weekly Reports, 422.

This citation would be good for my article because it a newspaper article from 1987 that stated that the House approved $725 million in funding for the homeless regarding this act.