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HR 2223 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Appropriations Mental health Public contracts and procurement Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care

Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2019

Introduced: December 2, 2020 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2019

This bill permanently extends the following Department of Veterans Affairs programs and services:

  • homeless veterans reintegration programs,
  • referral and counseling services for veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions (including penal institutions),
  • financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing,
  • a grant program for homeless veterans with special needs,
  • treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans,
  • housing assistance for homeless veterans, and
  • the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.
What's happening now May 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 13
Bustos, Cheri
· Dec 2, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 5, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 30, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 30, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 7, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Feb 21, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 13, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 9, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 9, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 11, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Apr 29, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2223: Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2223/
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"H.R. 2223: Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2223/.
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H.R. 2223, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2223/.
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