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Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021

Introduced: March 5, 2021 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
Jul 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 23, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
Mar 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 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 centralized or coordinated assessment systems established and operated by Continuums of Care. 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 July 28, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 876 Related bill Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · May 18, 2021
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 12, 2021
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 25, 2021
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 25, 2021
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2021
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 5, 2021
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 612: Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-612/
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"S. 612: Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-612/.
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S. 612, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-612/.
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