Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
This bill extends through FY2020 specified Department of Veterans Affairs programs and services, including those related to vendee loans, beneficiary travel, and maintenance of a regional office in the Philippines.
The bill extends through FY2021 the authority to fund financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
Recorded votes 1
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Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2019 to
Sep 17, 2019;
1 is an original cosponsor,
there from the day it was introduced.
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.
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
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, authorized by Congress' power to ``provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.''
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 145, September 11, 2019, page H7665.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
Short Titles as Enacted
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
Subjects
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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.
