To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs program to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
Latest action · Oct 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 22, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for FY2012 and thereafter for a program of financial assistance to provide supportive services (outreach, case management, assistance in obtaining benefits) for very low-income veteran families occupying permanent housing. (Under current law, such program's authorization terminates at the end of FY2011.)
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 23, 2009 to Nov 4, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Oct 23, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 4, 2009 |
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 Oct 22, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 23, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 22, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 22, 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 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. 111-70 | PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS FOR VETERANS IN NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS AMERICA64 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 29, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs program to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 22, 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.
