HEARTH Act of 2009
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The HEARTH Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law that reauthorized and reformed homeless assistance programs, emphasizing prevention, rapid rehousing, and improved coordination of services.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HEARTH Act of 2009 canonical | 2 |
| HEARTH Act | 1 |
| Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5325035 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HEARTH Act of 2009 Context triple: [Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs, legalBasis, HEARTH Act of 2009]
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A.
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009
The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law enacted in response to the late-2000s financial crisis to prevent foreclosures and stabilize the housing and mortgage markets.
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B.
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 was a U.S. federal law that set discretionary spending levels and partially rolled back sequestration cuts through a budget compromise negotiated by Senator Patty Murray and Representative Paul Ryan.
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C.
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 is a U.S. federal law enacted to avert the "fiscal cliff" by making permanent most of the Bush-era tax cuts for lower- and middle-income taxpayers while allowing rates to rise for higher earners and implementing various spending and tax policy changes.
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D.
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 is a U.S. law that finalized and modified key provisions of the Affordable Care Act while also overhauling federal student loan programs.
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E.
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 is a major U.S. federal law enacted in response to the subprime mortgage crisis to stabilize the housing market, reform mortgage finance regulation, and support distressed homeowners and communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HEARTH Act of 2009 Target entity description: The HEARTH Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law that reauthorized and reformed homeless assistance programs, emphasizing prevention, rapid rehousing, and improved coordination of services.
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A.
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009
The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law enacted in response to the late-2000s financial crisis to prevent foreclosures and stabilize the housing and mortgage markets.
-
B.
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 was a U.S. federal law that set discretionary spending levels and partially rolled back sequestration cuts through a budget compromise negotiated by Senator Patty Murray and Representative Paul Ryan.
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C.
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 is a U.S. federal law enacted to avert the "fiscal cliff" by making permanent most of the Bush-era tax cuts for lower- and middle-income taxpayers while allowing rates to rise for higher earners and implementing various spending and tax policy changes.
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D.
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 is a U.S. law that finalized and modified key provisions of the Affordable Care Act while also overhauling federal student loan programs.
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E.
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 is a major U.S. federal law enacted in response to the subprime mortgage crisis to stabilize the housing market, reform mortgage finance regulation, and support distressed homeowners and communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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homelessness legislation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ |
| amends | McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| defines |
federal criteria for chronic homelessness
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federal criteria for homelessness ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
coordination among local homeless service providers
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performance measurement for homeless programs ⓘ prevention of homelessness ⓘ rapid rehousing of homeless individuals and families ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 111th United States Congress ⓘ |
| encourages |
coordination with mainstream social services
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use of evidence-based practices in homeless services ⓘ |
| establishes |
Continuum of Care program structure
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Emergency Solutions Grants program reforms ⓘ |
| fullName |
Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009
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linked to:
HEARTH Act of 2009
|
| fundingMechanism | grants to states and localities ⓘ |
| goal |
improve efficiency of homeless assistance funding
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increase emphasis on outcomes in homeless services ⓘ reduce homelessness in the United States ⓘ |
| includesProvision |
performance-based allocation of homeless assistance funds
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prevention-focused eligible activities for grants ⓘ rapid rehousing assistance for families and individuals ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| policyArea |
housing policy
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poverty alleviation ⓘ social welfare policy ⓘ |
| primaryFocus |
homeless assistance programs
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homelessness prevention ⓘ improved coordination of homeless services ⓘ rapid rehousing ⓘ |
| reauthorizes | McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act homeless assistance programs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States housing policy
ⓘ
United States social services programs ⓘ |
| requires |
local homeless assistance planning through Continuums of Care
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use of Homeless Management Information Systems data ⓘ |
| shortName |
HEARTH Act
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linked to:
HEARTH Act of 2009
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| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States homelessness policy discussions ⓘ |
| targetsPopulation |
families experiencing homelessness
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individuals experiencing homelessness ⓘ persons at risk of homelessness ⓘ |
| typeOfReform | reauthorization and consolidation of homeless assistance programs ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2009 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HEARTH Act of 2009 Description of subject: The HEARTH Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law that reauthorized and reformed homeless assistance programs, emphasizing prevention, rapid rehousing, and improved coordination of services.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
HEARTH Act of 2009
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fullName
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Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009
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linked to: HEARTH Act of 2009
linked to: HEARTH Act of 2009