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Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2020

Introduced: September 11, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 11, 2020
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Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2020

This bill requires the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to provide medical center staff and homelessness service providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with information related to best practices for the collaboration on activities under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Coordinated Entry program. The VA must also ensure that the information and related resources are accessible to VA medical center staff and homelessness service providers.

Additionally, the bill requires the VHA to communicate with VA employees who have responsibilities related to homelessness assistance programs regarding (1) the measurement of performance by the VA's Homeless Program Office, and (2) how to obtain and provide feedback about the performance measures.

What's happening now September 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 4
Johnson, Bill
· Nov 19, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Nov 9, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 9, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 9, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Oct 30, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Oct 30, 2020
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Oct 30, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· Sep 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8219: Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8219/
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"H.R. 8219: Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8219/.
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H.R. 8219, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8219/.
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