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HR 6769 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Food assistance and relief Infectious and parasitic diseases Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

SAVE Act

Introduced: May 8, 2020 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
Sep 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 8, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 8, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting At-risk Veterans in an Emergency Act or the SAVE Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to reallocate specified grant funds to provide food to homeless veterans during a covered public health emergency. Additionally, the bill authorizes grant recipients to use per diem payments to provide food and basic supplies for homeless veterans and formerly homeless veterans who experienced homelessness during the one-year period ending on the date of enactment of this bill.

A covered public health emergency is defined to include (1) a public health emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, or (2) an emergency with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) declared by a governmental authority.

What's happening now September 30, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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