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HR 3970 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Government trust funds Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Residential rehabilitation and home repair Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' organizations and recognition

Housing Our Heroes Act

Introduced: November 5, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 5, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 5, 2015
Introduced in House
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Housing Our Heroes Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to begin a three-year pilot grant program to assess the feasibility of awarding grants to eligible entities to purchase and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans.

Eligible entities are: (1) veterans service agencies and organizations, (2) homeless organizations, and (3) other nongovernmental organizations.

The Veterans Homelessness Grant Fund is established in the Treasury.

The VA shall give grant priority to communities with the greatest need of homeless services, and may give grant priority to achieve geographic grant distribution.

What's happening now December 3, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 17 Republican 2
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 7, 2016
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 11, 2016
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 3, 2016
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 29, 2016
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 24, 2016
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 24, 2016
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 24, 2016
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 24, 2016
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 24, 2016
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 4, 2016
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jan 28, 2016
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 6, 2016
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 15, 2015
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 15, 2015
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Dec 15, 2015
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 11, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 11, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 11, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Dec 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3970: Housing Our Heroes Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3970/
MLA
"H.R. 3970: Housing Our Heroes Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3970/.
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H.R. 3970, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3970/.
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