Housing Access for Blind Veterans Act
Latest action · Jul 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Housing Access for Blind Veterans Act
This bill expands eligibility for the Department of Veterans Affairs Specially Adapted Housing grant, which assists veterans with certain service-connected disabilities with acquiring housing with special features. Currently, a disabled veteran must have blindness in both eyes and loss (or loss of use) of one lower extremity to be eligible. The bill revises this requirement to expand eligibility to veterans who have not lost a lower extremity but are disabled due to blindness in both eyes, having central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a standard correcting lens.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 9, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Jul 9, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jul 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3504 | Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 | Related bill | Aug 8, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2019Introduced in House
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