Enhanced Opportunities for Formerly Homeless Veterans Residing in Permanent Housing Act of 2007
Latest action · Nov 9, 2007 Star Print ordered on the bill.
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.
- IntroducedOct 31, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enhanced Opportunities for Formerly Homeless Veterans Residing in Permanent Housing Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct pilot programs of grants to: (1) coordinate the provision of supportive services available in the local community to very low income, formerly homeless veterans residing in permanent housing; (2) provide outreach to inform low-income and elderly veterans and their spouses who reside in rural areas of benefits for which they may be eligible; and (3) establish new, or expand or modify existing, programs or activities to furnish transportation, childcare, and clothing assistance to certain individuals with service-related disabilities who are entitled to a rehabilitation program.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Oct 31, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2007Star Print ordered on the bill.
- Oct 31, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Oct 31, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
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. 110-690 | HEARING ON PENDING HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION149 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 21, 2008 |
| S. Hrg. 110-784 | HOUSING OUR HEROES, ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF HOMELESS VETERANS IN AMERICA84 pages | Appropriations Committee | May 1, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-82 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS OF AMERICA'S LOW-INCOME VETERANS128 pages | Financial Services Committee | Dec 5, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to enhance the functioning and integration of formerly homeless veterans who reside in permanent housing, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Enhanced Opportunities for Formerly Homeless Veterans Residing in Permanent Housing Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Clothing
- Day care
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Federal aid to housing
- Homeless
- Housing and Community Development
- Military base closures
- Military housing
- Poverty
- Rural housing
- Social Welfare
- Transportation and Public Works
- Travel costs
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' rehabilitation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 31, 2007Introduced in Senate
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