Expressing that the United States is obligated to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025 and uphold, protect, and enforce the civil and human rights of unhoused individuals, including the human rights to housing, universal health care, livable wages, education, employment opportunities, access to public facilities, free movement in public spaces, privacy, confidentiality, internet access, vote, freedom from harassment by law enforcement, private businesses, property owners, and housed residents, and equal rights to health care, legal representation, and social services without discrimination based on housing status.
Last action on Aug 13, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and...
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House Resolution 568 proposes a national commitment to ending homelessness by 2025 by recognizing housing, healthcare, and livable wages as fundamental human rights. The resolution calls for new federal regulations to protect unhoused individuals from discrimination and harassment while establishing legal protections for organizations that provide them with aid. If implemented, it would increase federal funding for social services and allow unhoused individuals to seek legal damages in court if their civil rights are violated.
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