# 114-hr-5290: Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2015

114-hr-5290, Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5290
- Congress: 114
- Title: Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-05-19
- Sponsor: JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify low-income building units that provide housing for homeless students and veterans who are full-time students for the low-income housing tax credit. To qualify for the credit, the student must have been a homeless child or youth during any portion of the seven-year period prior to occupying the housing unit and the veteran must have been homeless for a similar five-year period.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN), 2016-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA), 2016-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5290 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5290)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5290 (as of 2025-11-18).