Vital Documents Access for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Act of 2025
HR 671 establishes a federal Task Force to improve access to vital documents (like birth certificates and Social Security cards) for unaccompanied homeless youth - defined as homeless individuals under 18 without parental custody. The Task Force, composed of federal agency leaders, state human services directors, and youth advocates with lived experience, will meet quarterly to share strategies, assess challenges, and develop policies for federal, state, and local agencies. It requires two reports to Congress: an initial report within one year detailing barriers and recommendations, and a final report after three years evaluating progress and suggesting whether the Task Force should continue. The bill does not change eligibility rules but focuses on coordination to help youth access essential services like housing, healthcare, and education.
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Introduced Jan 23, 2025
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Jan 23, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Gerald E. Connolly
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
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Yassamin Ansari
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