Improving Access to Homes for Heroes Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 3, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 3, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Access to Homes for Heroes Act of 2019
This bill requires public housing agencies to consider the housing needs of veterans when creating their annual plans and housing strategies, the latter in consultation with agencies that serve veterans. Similarly, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must revise its regulations to require jurisdictions that receive funding from HUD to include information relating to veterans in their consolidated plans.
HUD must also conduct an assessment of the housing needs of very low-income veteran families and report annually on its activities relating to veterans.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
Text 1
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- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
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