Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021
Latest action · Jul 28, 2021 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021
This bill requires the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to provide medical center staff and homelessness service providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with information related to best practices for the collaboration on centralized or coordinated assessment systems established and operated by Continuums of Care. The VA must also ensure that the information and related resources are accessible to VA medical center staff and homelessness service providers.
Additionally, the bill requires the VHA to communicate with VA employees who have responsibilities related to homelessness assistance programs regarding (1) the measurement of performance by the VA's Homeless Program Office, and (2) how to obtain and provide feedback about the performance measures.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2021 to Aug 4, 2021, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 5, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 5, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 5, 2021 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Aug 4, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2021Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 23, 2021Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
- Mar 5, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 5, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 876 | Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 22, 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.
- Mar 5, 2021Introduced in Senate
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