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S 223 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Housing and community development funding Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' organizations and recognition

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program on awarding grants for provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 21, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to veterans service agencies, veterans service organizations, and nongovernmental tax-exempt organizations with experience assisting veterans or the homeless to provide veterans who are receiving specified VA homeless benefits with furniture, household items, and other assistance to facilitate their settlement into permanent housing.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) give grant priority to applicants who serve communities that have the greatest need of homeless services, and (2) inform veterans of their eligibility to receive benefits under the pilot program.

Caps the amount of each grant and the amount of each grant that a grantee may use to provide benefits to an individual veteran.

What's happening now January 21, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2