End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2024
Latest action · Jun 27, 2024 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
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 23, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2024
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish case management to certain veterans who are eligible for the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the VA.
Specifically, the VA must furnish case management to veterans who are eligible for HUD-VASH that the VA determines require case management. The VA must prioritize vulnerable homeless veterans in assigning case managers and providing services.
The VA must take certain actions if a veteran refuses case management. HUD or a public housing authority may not revoke assistance solely on the basis that a veteran has refused case management. Additionally, a veteran may not be evicted or penalized by the owner of a property solely on the basis that they have refused case management or cannot be provided case management for health and safety reasons.
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on veterans who are served by the HUD-VASH program, case managers and case management services provided under the program, and metrics about housing stability for veterans participating in federal housing assistance programs.
The bill also provides statutory authority to expand eligibility for the HUD-VASH program to any veteran who is homeless, at risk of homelessness, or receiving assistance under another housing assistance program if the VA determines a voucher under HUD-VASH is more appropriate. (Currently, assistance is statutorily limited to certain veterans who have chronic mental illness or substance use disorders.)
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2024 to Nov 18, 2024; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | May 23, 2024 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | May 23, 2024 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jun 14, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Aug 20, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Nov 18, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred May 23, 2024 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 23, 2024 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jun 10, 2024Hearings Jun 12, 2024Markup Jun 27, 2024Reported Jun 27, 2024 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2024Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 27, 2024Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Jun 12, 2024Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jun 10, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- May 23, 2024Introduced in House
- May 23, 2024Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 170, no. 90, May 23, 2024, page H3525.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-68 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 226, H.R. 7543, H.R. 7896, H.R. 7920, H.R. 8529, H.R. 8661, H.R. 8646, H.R. 8647, H.R. 8514, H.R. 8560, H.R. 8627, AND H.R. 8607115 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 12, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, and the United States Housing Act of 1937, to make certain improvements to the supported housing program for veterans commonly known as "HUD-VASH".
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Public housing
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- User charges and fees
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2024Introduced 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.
