Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011
Latest action · Jun 8, 2011 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into agreements with state or local government agencies, tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case management services to expand and improve the provision of supported housing services and related outreach to veterans, including veterans in rural areas or underserved veterans who live in metropolitan areas or on Indian lands. Outlines support services to be provided, including the maintenance of referral networks for homeless veterans. Requires each entity chosen to report annually to the Secretary on collaborative services undertaken.
Includes within case management services personal health and development assistance and housing assistance for veterans.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2011 to Jul 18, 2011; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 27, 2011 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jun 27, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Jun 27, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jun 27, 2011 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Jun 27, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jun 27, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jun 27, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jul 18, 2011 |
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 Feb 18, 2011Hearings Jun 8, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2011Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
- Feb 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Feb 17, 2011Read 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 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. 112-116 | PENDING LEGISLATION145 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 8, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1133 | Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Apr 4, 2011 |
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 authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case management services associated with certain supported housing programs for veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2011Introduced 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.
