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HR 876 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Government information and archives Homelessness and emergency shelter Intergovernmental relations Performance measurement Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021

Introduced: February 5, 2021 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
Mar 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021

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 March 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4