Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017
Latest action · May 9, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017
This bill provides that the services for which a recipient of a grant under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service program for homeless veterans may receive per diem payments may include furnishing care for a dependent under the care of a veteran who is receiving services.
The VA shall enter into partnerships with public or private entities to fund a portion of the legal services such entities provide to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness related to housing, family law, income support, and criminal defense.
The bill: (1) expands VA dental care authority authority to include those veterans receiving assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, (2) repeals the September 30, 2013, sunset on the authority of the VA and the Department of Labor to carry out a program of referral and counseling for veterans who are at risk of homelessness and are transitioning from certain institutions, including penal institutions, and (3) extends supportive services assistance for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
The Government Accountability Office shall complete a study of VA assistance to homeless veterans.
The requirement that the VA report annually on its assistance programs for homeless veterans is eliminated.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2017 to May 17, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | May 9, 2017 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | May 9, 2017 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 9, 2017 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Nov 30, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Mar 12, 2018 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 17, 2018 |
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 May 9, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 9, 2017Read 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. 115-616 | HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION174 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Aug 1, 2018 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 112 | Creating a Reliable Environment for Veterans' Dependents Act | Related bill | May 17, 2017 |
| S 980 | Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | May 22, 2019 |
| HR 1993 | Homeless Veterans Legal Services Act | Related bill | Apr 7, 2017 |
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 improve the provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Dental care
- Government studies and investigations
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Lawyers and legal services
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Public-private cooperation
- Right of privacy
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2017Introduced 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.
