Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015
Latest action · May 19, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2015
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) Extends through FY2020 the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) homeless veterans reintegration programs. (Those programs provide job training, counseling, and placement services to homeless veterans to expedite their reintegration into the labor force.)
(Sec. 3) Makes eligible for participation in those programs: (1) homeless veterans, (2) veterans who are participating in the VA supported housing program for which rental assistance is provided under the United States Housing Act of 1937, and (3) veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2015 to May 18, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 12, 2015 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | May 18, 2015 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 22, 2015 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Feb 13, 2015Hearings Mar 24, 2015Markup Apr 16, 2015Reported Apr 16, 2015 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 19, 2015 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 18, 2015Mr. Wenstrup moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 18, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3258-3259)
- May 18, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 474.
- May 18, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3258-3259)
- May 18, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 16, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 16, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Mar 24, 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 13, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jan 22, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3258, H3259Text printed H3258 | Brad R. Wenstrup R-OH, Dina Titus D-NV | May 18, 2015 |
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. 11, January 22, 2015, page H533.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-50 | FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR VETERAN HOMELESSNESS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA60 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jan 20, 2016 |
| S. Hrg. 114-328 | ENDING VETERAN HOMELESSNESS98 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 29, 2015 |
| Serial No. 114-12 | "LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 456; H.R. 473; H.R. 474; H.R. 475; H.R. 476; H.R. 643; H.R. 1038; H.R. 1141; H.R. 1187; H.R. 1313; H.R. 1382"117 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 24, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6062 | SERVICE Act | Related bill | Oct 19, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a five-year extension to the homeless veterans reintegration programs and to provide clarification regarding eligibility for services under such programs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2015Referred in Senate
- May 18, 2015Engrossed in House
- Jan 22, 2015Introduced in House
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.
