The Nation - News from Feb. 27, 1987
Democrats in the House Commerce Committee, overcoming Republican opposition, put the finishing touches on an emergency $500-million bill to aid the homeless. The measure, scheduled to move to the House floor next week, authorizes funds for emergency food and shelter, transitional housing, outpatient health services and conversion of surplus public buildings into shelters for the estimated 1 million homeless throughout the country. If the bill becomes law, funds for the program still must be appropriated separately.
Get the L.A. Times Politics newsletter
Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. In your inbox three times per week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
