To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 5, 2015 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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to veterans service agencies, veterans service organizations, and nongovernmental tax-exempt organizations with experience assisting veterans or the homeless to provide veterans who are receiving specified VA homeless benefits with furniture, household items, and other assistance to facilitate their settlement into permanent housing.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) give grant priority to applicants who serve communities that have the greatest need of homeless services, and (2) inform veterans of their eligibility to receive benefits under the pilot program.
Caps the amount of each grant and the amount of each grant that a grantee may use to provide benefits to an individual veteran.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2015 to Nov 16, 2015; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Nov 16, 2015 |
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 May 21, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 21, 2015Introduced in House
- May 21, 2015Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 79, May 21, 2015, page H3563.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2015Introduced in House
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