Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2021
Latest action · May 4, 2021 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 6.
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.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes and modifies a program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that provides housing assistance to homeless veterans. Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to enter into agreements with specified entities (e.g., nonprofit organizations or tribal entities) through September 30, 2025, to assist homeless veterans and their families in acquiring shelter or permanent housing.
Under the bill, the VA may enter into agreements where an entity that is buying, leasing, or receiving property agrees to sell or rent the property directly to homeless veterans or veterans at risk of homelessness.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2021 to Jun 7, 2022; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Original | Apr 8, 2021 |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Apr 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 13, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 7, 2022 |
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 Apr 8, 2021Markup May 5, 2021 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Apr 28, 2021Discharged May 4, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 4, 2021Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
- May 4, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 4, 2021Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 6.
- Apr 28, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Apr 8, 2021Introduced in House
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 26, 2021H.R. 2419, Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2021As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 4, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 61, April 8, 2021, page H1721.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2878 | Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act | Related bill | May 19, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and extend Department of Veterans Affairs assistance for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2021Introduced 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.
