Shelter Our Servicemembers Act
Latest action · May 8, 2013 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.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Shelter Our Servicemembers Act - Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to jointly establish a two-year pilot program of grants to nonprofit organizations to provide elderly homeless veterans with non-transitional housing. Authorizes the Secretaries to award two grants of up to $25 million each under the program. Allows recipients to use such grant to: (1) purchase real property to provide up to 200 homeless veterans with non-transitional housing, and (2) refurbish or renovate such property.
Makes eligible for such housing veterans of at least 55 years of age who: (1) have been continuously homeless for a year or more or, during the last three years, had at least four separate periods of living on the streets, in an emergency shelter, or a combination thereof; and (2) have a condition that limits their ability to work or perform activities of daily living. Directs the VA Secretary to provide case management for elderly veterans receiving such assistance.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2013 to Sep 18, 2014; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-TX | Al Green | May 16, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 16, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | May 16, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Apr 24, 2013 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 24, 2013 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 8, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 24, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 24, 2013Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2299.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant pilot program to provide housing to elderly homeless veterans.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Shelter Our Servicemembers 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.
- Apr 24, 2013Introduced in House
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