Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2023
Latest action · Jun 22, 2023 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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2023
This bill permanently extends the following Department of Veterans Affairs programs and services:
- treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill veterans and homeless veterans,
- housing assistance for homeless veterans,
- financial assistance for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program,
- a grant program for homeless veterans with special needs, and
- the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2024 to Jul 30, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jan 10, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jul 30, 2024 |
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 May 25, 2023 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jun 22, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- May 25, 2023Introduced in House
- May 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 89, May 25, 2023, page H2639.
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 make permanent certain programs that assist homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2023Introduced 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.
