HR 4248 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2004

Introduced Apr 29, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Christopher H. Smith R-NJ

Latest action · Oct 7, 2004 Received in the Senate.

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 29, 2004
Passed HouseOct 7, 2004
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2004 - Increases the authorization of appropriations for FY 2005 for homeless assistance to veterans furnished through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Makes permanent (current law terminates on December 31, 2004) the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide sexual trauma counseling and appropriate care and services to veterans.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2004 to Jun 8, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-IL	Lane Evans	Original	Apr 29, 2004
R-FL	Michael Bilirakis		May 19, 2004
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II		Jun 1, 2004
R-FL	Katherine Harris		Jun 8, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Apr 29, 2004Markup May 19, 2004Reported Jun 9, 2004
	Health Subcommittee	Referred May 6, 2004Hearings May 6, 2004Markup May 13, 2004Reported May 13, 2004

Actions 18

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 7, 2004Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 7, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8382-8384)
Oct 7, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4248.
Oct 7, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8382)
Oct 7, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 2004The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 2004Received in the Senate.
Jun 9, 2004Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 108-534.
Jun 9, 2004Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 308.
May 19, 2004Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 19, 2004Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
May 13, 2004Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2004Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 6, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 6, 2004Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 29, 2004Introduced in House
Apr 29, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E706)
Apr 29, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 2

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
House	Debate and remarks H8382–H8384Text printed H8382	Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Lane Evans D-IL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX	Oct 6, 2004
Extensions	Debate and remarks E706	Christopher H. Smith R-NJ	Apr 29, 2004

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

H. Rept. 108-534

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Jun 4, 2004H.R. 4248, Homeless Veterans Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 19, 2004</p>
Jun 4, 2004H.R. 4248, Homeless Veterans Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 19, 2004

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 108-40	H.R. 4020, STATE VETERANS' HOMES NURSE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ACT OF 2004; H.R. 4231, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NURSE RECRUITMENT AND RE- TENTION ACT OF 2004, H.R. 3849, MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA COUNSELING ACT OF 2004; H.R. 4248, HOME- LESS VETERANS ASSISTANCE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2004; AND A DRAFT BILL TO REFORM THE QUALIFICA- TIONS AND SELECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSI- TION OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH153 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	May 6, 2004

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 3849	Military Sexual Trauma Counseling Act of 2004	Procedurally related	May 13, 2004
HR 4768	Veterans Health Programs and Facilities Enhancement Act of 2004	Procedurally related	Sep 30, 2004

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to expand or modify existing comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
Official Titles as Amended by House: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to existing comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.
Short Titles as Introduced: Homeless Veterans Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2004
Short Titles as Reported to House: Homeless Veterans Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2004
Short Titles as Passed House: Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2004

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Oct 7, 2004Received in Senate
Oct 7, 2004Engrossed in House
Jun 9, 2004Reported in House
Apr 29, 2004Introduced in House

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