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S 1473 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Correctional facilities and imprisonment Homelessness and emergency shelter Indian social and development programs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017

Introduced: June 29, 2017 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 29, 2017
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Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill extends through FY2022 the Department of Labor's: (1) homeless veterans reintegration programs, and (2) homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant program.

Currently, the homeless veterans reintegration programs provide job training, counseling, and placement services to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force. The bill expands eligibility for the programs to include: (1) veterans participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Supportive Housing Program, (2) Native American veterans receiving assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996, (3) veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated, and (4) veterans participating in the VA's Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program.

What's happening now June 29, 2017

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

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