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HR 3727 109th Congress House

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 27, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AlabamaCongressCongressional reporting requirementsDisaster relief
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Sep 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sep 13, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Sep 13, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 14, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available for use as temporary residences for Hurricane Katrina-affected individuals any residential properties on which the Department of Veterans Affairs has foreclosed under the Department's guaranteed home loan program. Requires a residential priority for veterans, surviving spouses of veterans, and children of veterans and their families.

Authorizes the Secretary to make emergency grants to nonprofit organizations or states or political subdivisions thereof for providing housing assistance to homeless veterans who are Hurricane Katrina-affected individuals and their families for up to two years.

Authorizes the Secretary, during or following a period of emergency or disaster, to use underutilized Department property to house, for up to 180 days, veterans and their dependents who are displaced as the result of such emergency or disaster.

Authorizes the Secretary to make emergency grants to entities providing care for homeless veterans to repair or replace care facilities that are damaged or destroyed by a disaster.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 6, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 27, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Sep 13, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Sep 13, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3727: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3727/
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"H.R. 3727: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3727/.
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H.R. 3727, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3727/.
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[H.R. 3727: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3727/)
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