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HR 6990 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child care and development Congressional oversight Consumer credit Emergency medical services and trauma care Family services Government studies and investigations Homelessness and emergency shelter Infectious and parasitic diseases Transportation costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act

Introduced: June 15, 2020 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey 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
Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Homeless Veterans Credit Repair, Enhancement, and Debt Improvement for Tomorrow Act or the Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a comprehensive study on access to, and the use and effects of, financial and credit counseling for veterans who do not have stable housing.

What's happening now July 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Aug 21, 2020
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jul 20, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 13, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 1, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jun 15, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6990: Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6990/
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"H.R. 6990: Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6990/.
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