To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Sep 14, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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.
- IntroducedSep 13, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available for use as temporary residences for Hurricane Katrina-affected individuals any residential properties on which the Department of Veterans Affairs has foreclosed under the Department's guaranteed home loan program. Requires a residential priority for veterans, surviving spouses of veterans, and children of veterans and their families.
Authorizes the Secretary to make emergency grants to nonprofit organizations or states or political subdivisions thereof for providing housing assistance to homeless veterans who are Hurricane Katrina-affected individuals and their families for up to two years.
Authorizes the Secretary, during or following a period of emergency or disaster, to use underutilized Department property to house, for up to 180 days, veterans and their dependents who are displaced as the result of such emergency or disaster.
Authorizes the Secretary to make emergency grants to entities providing care for homeless veterans to repair or replace care facilities that are damaged or destroyed by a disaster.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 13, 2005 to Oct 6, 2005; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Sep 13, 2005 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Sep 13, 2005 |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Original | Sep 13, 2005 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Sep 13, 2005 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Sep 13, 2005 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Sep 13, 2005 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Sep 13, 2005 |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Original | Sep 13, 2005 |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Original | Sep 13, 2005 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Sep 13, 2005 |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Original | Sep 13, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Oct 6, 2005 |
Committees 2
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 Sep 13, 2005 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 13, 2005 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Sep 14, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Sep 13, 2005Introduced in House
- Sep 13, 2005Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Alabama
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Disaster relief
- Disasters
- Displaced persons
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency housing
- Emergency Management
- Families
- Federal aid to housing
- Floods
- Florida
- Foreclosure
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Home repair and improvement
- Homeless
- Housing and Community Development
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Hurricanes
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Nonprofit organizations
- Residential rehabilitation
- Shelters for the homeless
- Social Welfare
- Soldiers' homes
- Survivors' benefits
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' loans
- Water Resources Development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2005Introduced in House
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