Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act
Latest action · Oct 1, 2002 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9683)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2001
- Passed SenateNov 15, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(Sec. 4) Establishes within the Department of Veterans Affairs the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. Requires the Committee to: (1) report annually to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on Department programs and activities that relate to homeless veterans; and (2) include with each report an evaluation of Department homeless veterans outreach activities. Requires the Secretary to transmit such reports to the congressional veterans' committees.
(Sec. 5) Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to require the Interagency Council on the Homeless to meet no less often than annually.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to: (1) support the continuation within the Department of at least one center to monitor the structure, process, and outcome of Department programs addressing homeless veterans; (2) report annually to Congress on the programs and activities of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in processing claims for benefits of homeless veterans; and (3) report annually to Congress on Department programs addressing health care needs of homeless veterans.
(Sec. 7) Amends the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 to increase the per diem rates paid to State veterans' homes for domiciliary care.
(Sec. 8) Authorizes homeless veterans to receive dental care as part of medical care furnished through the Department.
(Sec. 9) Authorizes the Secretary to expend up to $55 million annually to carry out the transitional housing grant and per diem provider programs. Requires the Department to establish at least five additional comprehensive homeless veterans service centers in metropolitan areas of greatest need. Extends through December 31, 2006, the chronically mentally ill veterans and comprehensive homeless programs.
(Sec. 10) Authorizes the Secretary to allow homeless veterans receiving care through vocational rehabilitation programs to participate in the compensated work therapy program. Allows veterans participating in the latter program to receive housing through the therapeutic residence program. Requires a report from the Secretary to the veterans' committees on the assignment of homeless coordinators at VHA regional offices. Requires each disabled veterans outreach program specialist to coordinate employment services and training assistance provided to veterans by entities receiving grants under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
(Sec. 11) Requires that the real property of grantees under the Department's homeless grant and per diem program meet applicable fire and safety requirements.
(Sec. 12) Directs the Secretary to carry out a program of technical assistance grants to nonprofit community-based groups with experience in providing assistance to homeless veterans. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 13) Extends through FY 2006 the homeless veterans reintegration program.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2001 to Jun 7, 2001; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Apr 6, 2001 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Apr 6, 2001 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Apr 6, 2001 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Apr 6, 2001 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Original | Apr 6, 2001 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Apr 6, 2001 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 6, 2001 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 6, 2001 |
| D-SD | Thomas A. Daschle | Original | Apr 6, 2001 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Apr 6, 2001 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Apr 25, 2001 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Apr 25, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Jun 7, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2001Hearings Jul 19, 2001Markup Aug 2, 2001Reported Oct 11, 2001 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9683)
- Nov 16, 2001Received in the House.
- Nov 16, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 16, 2001Held at the desk.
- Nov 15, 2001Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11917-11919; text of measure as passed Senate: CR S11917-11919)
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11902, S11917–S11919Text printed S11917–S11919Summaries S11919 | Harry Reid D-NV, John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV, Paul D. Wellstone D-MN, Thomas A. Daschle D-SD | Nov 15, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11594 | Larry E. Craig R-ID, Paul D. Wellstone D-MN | Nov 8, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11519 | Paul D. Wellstone D-MN | Nov 7, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11317, S11318 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Paul D. Wellstone D-MN | Nov 1, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11273 | Jeff Sessions R-AL, Paul D. Wellstone D-MN | Oct 31, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10903, S10904 | Harry Reid D-NV, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Paul D. Wellstone D-MN | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3719Text printed S3720–S3724 | Paul D. Wellstone D-MN (text) | Apr 6, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 21, 2001S. 739, Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on March 8, 2001, with a subsequent change to section 17</p>
- Aug 21, 2001S. 739, Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance ActCost estimate for the bill as introduced on March 8, 2001, with a subsequent change to section 17
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-332 | MANAGEMENT OF INDIAN TRIBAL TRUST FUNDS289 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Feb 26, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-635 | PENDING HEALTH LEGISLATION, INCLUDING THE HEATHER FRENCH HENRY HOMELESS VETERANS ASSISTANCE ACT106 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 19, 2001 |
| S. Hrg. 107-337 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002561 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 28, 2001–May 8, 2001 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2716 | Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 | Companion bill | Dec 21, 2001 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve programs for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Ambulatory care
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Building laws
- Building leases
- Case management
- Chronically ill
- Community health services
- Community organization
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuum of care
- Dental care
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disabled
- Disabled veterans
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse counseling
- Drug abuse treatment
- Drug therapy
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Evaluation research (Social action programs)
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Family services
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to housing
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fire prevention
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Homeless veterans
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing subsidies
- Interagency Council on the Homeless
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legislation
- Medical records
- Mental health services
- Mentally ill
- Mentoring
- Mobile homes
- Mortgage loans
- Nonprofit organizations
- Occupational therapy
- Opium
- Pain
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Preventive medicine
- Shelters for the homeless
- Social Welfare
- Soldiers' homes
- Surplus government property
- Terminally ill
- Urban affairs
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' disability compensation
- Veterans' employment
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' loans
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' rehabilitation
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Women
- Women veterans
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2001Engrossed in Senate
- Oct 11, 2001Reported to Senate
- Apr 6, 2001Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
