Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act of 2012
Latest action · Jun 27, 2012 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
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.
- IntroducedJun 18, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act of 2012 - Requires public or private nonprofit entities that receive grants under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to agree to meet the physical, privacy, safety, and security needs of such veterans.
Requires at least 1% of VA financial assistance provided for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing to be used for legal services to assist such families with issues that interfere with their ability to obtain or retain housing or supportive services.
Allows services for which a homeless veteran receives a grant under the comprehensive service programs to include furnishing care for a dependent. Directs (under current law, authorizes) the VA Secretary to make per diem homeless veterans assistance payments to certain entities that meet the supportive services criteria, but also furnish assistance to individuals who are not veterans.
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants for the operational expenses of a service center established for homeless veterans.
Revises VA authority to provide dental care to veterans receiving certain other assistance through the VA to include those veterans receiving assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937.
Extends permanently the VA comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans. Extends temporarily various VA authorities and programs affecting homeless veterans.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 9, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Jul 9, 2012 |
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 Jun 18, 2012Hearings Jun 28, 2012 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2012Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
- Jun 18, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Jun 18, 2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4241-4242)
- Jun 18, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4242-4243)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S4241Text printed S4242 | Patty Murray D-WA | Jun 18, 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-668 | HEARING ON HEALTH AND BENEFITS LEGISLATION162 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 27, 2012 |
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, to improve the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Advisory bodies
- Aging
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Child care and development
- Dental care
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Lawyers and legal services
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Mental health
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' medical care
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2012Introduced 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.
