Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2009
Latest action · Oct 21, 2009 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.
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.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program within the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) for the prevention of veteran homelessness by identifying veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless and providing assistance, including short and medium term rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services, to ensure that such veterans do not become or remain homeless.
Makes VBA regional offices responsible for oversight and coordination of: (1) any housing programs for veterans supported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and (2) the program described above.
Includes new construction projects as projects under which eligible entities may receive grants for furnishing certain services to homeless veterans. Requires the study of the payment method for the reimbursement of grant recipients for per diem payments for furnishing services to homeless veterans and the development of an improved method to reimburse grant recipients for services furnished to homeless veterans.
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to set forth requirements for public housing agencies to provide vouchers for rental assistance to veterans (under current law, on behalf of homeless veterans with chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance use disorders) through the HUD-VA supported housing program.
Establishes in HUD a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs in the Office of the Secretary.
Requires: (1) establishment of a method for the annual collection and aggregation of data on homeless veterans who participate in VA-HUD programs; and (2) submission to Congress of a comprehensive plan for ending homelessness among veterans.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2009 to Nov 17, 2010; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Jul 30, 2009 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Aug 6, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Oct 5, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Nov 4, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Nov 10, 2009 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Nov 10, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Nov 10, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Dec 8, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Nov 17, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2009Discharged Aug 6, 2009 |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Aug 6, 2009Hearings Oct 21, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2009Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.
- Aug 5, 2009Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8863, S8890)
- Aug 5, 2009Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8863, S8890)
- Aug 5, 2009Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jul 30, 2009Introduced in Senate
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2806 | Arlen Specter D-PA | Apr 29, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8890 | Mark R. Warner D-VA | Aug 5, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8628 | Christopher S. Bond R-MO | Jul 31, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8562Text printed S8562–S8564 | Jack Reed D-RI (text) | Jul 30, 2009 |
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 4
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. 111-748 | HEARING ON VA'S PLAN FOR ENDING HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS91 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 24, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-597 | THE FISCAL YEAR 2011 BUDGET FOR VETERANS' PROGRAMS245 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Feb 26, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-497 | ENDING VETERANS' HOMELESSNESS53 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Nov 10, 2009 |
| S. Hrg. 111-264 | HEARING ON PENDING HEALTH AND BENEFITS LEGISLATION109 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Oct 21, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government information and archives
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Public housing
- Rural conditions and development
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2009Reference Change Senate
- Jul 30, 2009Introduced in Senate
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.
