{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://loebsack.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394731", "Loebsack, Stivers Reintroduce Bill to Help Homeless Children and Youth", "2015-01-27", "2015", "2015-01", "Democrat", "House", "IA", "Dave Loebsack", "L000565", "loebsack.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today, Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) introduced the Homeless Children and Youth Act, which provides a more accurate system for the federal government to understand the problem of youth homelessness and help better serve this population.\u00a0 The Senate companion bill is sponsored by Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA). \u201cAs someone who was raised in poverty by a single mother who struggled with mental illness, I know firsthand how community support can help make a difference in people\u2019s lives\u201d said Loebsack. \u201cIn order for our children to excel, especially those who are homeless or have nowhere to go, we must make it easier on them to access homeless assistance programs. The Homeless Children and Youth Act will help communities best provide for those who are most in need.\u201d\u201cNo child should ever be without a home, let alone be forced to navigate bureaucratic red tape just to prove that they are actually homeless,\u201d said Stivers. \u201cMy bill would streamline the definition of \u2018homeless\u2019 to enable us to fully understand the problem, so that as a society we can get them the help they need.\u201dCurrently, the Housing and Urban Development Department\u2019s (HUD) definition of \u201chomeless\u201d is inconsistent with other federal agencies.\u00a0 This legislation would expand HUD\u2019s definition of \u201chomeless\u201d to include all children and youth who are already verified as homeless by several other federal educational and social services programs.The Homeless Children and Youth Act is a bi-partisan bill. It is supported by First Focus, the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, the National Parent Teacher Association, the National Network for Youth, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty and the National Center for Housing and Child Welfare.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://loebsack.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394731"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8502679411321878, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}