THE BRINGING AMERICA HOME ACT
WHEREAS 3.5 million people, 39% of them children, currently experience homelessness every
year, with families among the fastest-growing sectors of the population; and
WHEREAS the Bringing America Home Act, currently pending in the 108th Congress, is
designed to end homelessness in the United States and includes housing, health, income and civil
rights components; and
WHEREAS the proposed legislation represents the most comprehensive initiative to date to
address modern homelessness and is based on research, data, and the experience of front line
providers and advocates; and
WHEREAS the housing title of the bill increases funding for crucial programs to ensure access to
and creation of affordable housing; and
WHEREAS the health title of the bill increases funding for crucial programs and includes a Sense
of Congress supporting the enactment of legislation to guarantee that every person in the United
States, including the over 42 million Americans without health insurance, has access to
comprehensive, quality, affordable health care; and
WHEREAS, the income title of the bill includes a Sense of Congress supporting a Universal
Living Wage and livable incomes, Temporary Worker Fairness and Protection, Development of a
Self-Sufficiency Standard, and the establishment of a 'Homebuild' Program,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the U.S. Conference of Mayors supports the
passage of the Bringing America Home Act of 2003, currently pending in the 108th Congress, and
its goals of ending homelessness.
©2003 U.S. Conference of Mayors 
