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HR 6107 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing finance and home ownership Lawyers and legal services Public-private cooperation Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act of 2016

Introduced: September 21, 2016 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sep 21, 2016
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act of 2016

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with public or private entities to fund, through the award of a grant or the use of a contract, a portion of the pro bono legal services such entities provide to homeless veterans or veterans at risk of homelessness related to housing, family law, income support, and criminal defense.

What's happening now October 6, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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