To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
Latest action · Oct 24, 2017 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedOct 24, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill provides that the Department of Veterans Affairs per diem payment calculation for an entity receiving homeless veterans shelter grants for a homeless veteran who has care of a minor dependent while receiving services from such entity shall be the sum of the daily cost of care for the veteran plus, for each minor dependent, an amount that equals 50% of the veteran's daily cost of care.
Cosponsors 237
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 24, 2017 to Oct 23, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Oct 24, 2017 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Nov 8, 2017 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Dec 4, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Dec 6, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Dec 11, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Dec 20, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Jan 8, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jan 8, 2018 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jan 10, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jan 10, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jan 10, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jan 16, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jan 16, 2018 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Jan 17, 2018 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jan 17, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jan 17, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jan 19, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jan 19, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jan 22, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jan 22, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jan 22, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| R-MN | Jason Lewis | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Trey Hollingsworth | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Apr 2, 2018 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Apr 2, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 2, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Apr 5, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Apr 5, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Apr 5, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Apr 5, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Apr 5, 2018 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Apr 16, 2018 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Apr 16, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 16, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 17, 2018 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Apr 17, 2018 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Apr 17, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | May 3, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | May 3, 2018 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | May 3, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | May 7, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 7, 2018 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | May 9, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | May 15, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Ruben J. Kihuen | May 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 18, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 18, 2018 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | May 21, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | May 21, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | May 21, 2018 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 21, 2018 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | May 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 25, 2018 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Jun 21, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Jun 26, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Jun 27, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jul 3, 2018 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jul 12, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jul 24, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jul 24, 2018 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jul 24, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Jul 31, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Aug 10, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Aug 10, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Aug 10, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Aug 10, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Aug 10, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Aug 10, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Aug 31, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Aug 31, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Sep 7, 2018 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Sep 7, 2018 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Sep 7, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Sep 20, 2018 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Sep 20, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 20, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Sep 20, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Sep 20, 2018 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Oct 2, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Oct 2, 2018 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Oct 23, 2018 |
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 Oct 24, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 24, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2017Introduced in House
- Oct 24, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 24, 2017Referred 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 | Lists H8144H.R. 4099–4114 | — | Oct 24, 2017 |
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. 163, no. 171, October 24, 2017, page H8144.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-45 | ADDRESSING VETERAN HOMELESSNESS: CURRENT POSITION; FUTURE COURSE116 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jan 18, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2017Introduced 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.