Help Our Homeless Veterans Act
Latest action · Oct 22, 2009 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Help Our Homeless Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a national media campaign targeted at veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, with special emphasis on such veterans who are women.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2009 to Sep 29, 2010; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-IL | Deborah L. Halvorson | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-NM | Harry Teague | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Sep 29, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Sep 29, 2010 |
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 May 21, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 22, 2009Hearings Oct 1, 2009Markup Oct 22, 2009Reported Oct 22, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2009Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 22, 2009Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Oct 1, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 22, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in House
- May 21, 2009Referred to the House 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 2
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. 111-101 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 3843, H.R. 4041, H.R. 5428, H.R. 5516, H.R. 5543, H.R. 5641, H.R. 5996, H.R. 6123, H.R. 6127, H.R. 6220, AND DRAFT LEGISLATION128 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 29, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-47 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1017, H.R. 1036, H.R. 2504, H.R. 2559, H.R. 2735, H.R. 3073, H.R. 3441, H.R. 2506, AND DRAFT DISCUSSIONS ON HOMELESSNESS, GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION, AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE DOGS75 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Oct 1, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a national media campaign directed at homeless veterans and veterans at risk for becoming homeless.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Help Our Homeless Veterans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in House
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.
