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HR 252 115th Congress House

Comprehensive Homes for Heroes Act of 2017

Official title: To provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.

Introduced: July 28, 2017 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Building constructionCongressional oversightDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentEnergy efficiency and conservation
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Executive agency funding and structureHousing and community development fundingHousing industry and standardsHousing supply and affordabilityLow- and moderate-income housingPoverty and welfare assistancePublic housingResidential rehabilitation and home repairVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsWages and earnings
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jan 4, 2017
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 Latest action January 4, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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Comprehensive Homes for Heroes Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income veterans' families (families with incomes not exceeding 50% of the area median income).

The bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to: (1) make housing rental vouchers available to all homeless veterans, regardless of medical condition; and (2) include veterans in public housing planning.

Veterans' benefits are excluded from income for purposes of HUD assisted housing rental determinations.

HUD is required to: (1) make grants to nonprofit entities for technical assistance in sponsoring HUD housing projects for veterans, and (2) report annually to specified congressional committees and the Department of Veterans Affairs on HUD activities relating to veterans.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 5, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 28, 2017
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 24, 2017
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 24, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 252: Comprehensive Homes for Heroes Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-252/
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"H.R. 252: Comprehensive Homes for Heroes Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-252/.
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H.R. 252, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-252/.
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