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HR 2559 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Government information and archives Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Help Our Homeless Veterans Act

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2009
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Oct 22, 2009
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 1, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Our Homeless Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a national media campaign targeted at veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, with special emphasis on such veterans who are women.

What's happening now October 22, 2009

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 2, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2009
Hall, John
· May 21, 2009
Halvorson, Deborah
· May 21, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· May 21, 2009
Teague, Harry
· May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2559: Help Our Homeless Veterans Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2559/
MLA
"H.R. 2559: Help Our Homeless Veterans Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2559/.
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H.R. 2559, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2559/.
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