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H.R. 585 119th Congress House

Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive serv… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.

Introduced: January 21, 2025 Introduced by: Nick LaLota Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Family servicesLow- and moderate-income housingVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 25, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

This bill permanently extends authorization for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides supportive services to very low-income veterans (and their families) occupying or transitioning to permanent housing.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 8

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2026
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Riley, Josh
New York · Dec 16, 2025
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 16, 2025
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · May 7, 2025
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 22, 2025
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 21, 2025
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Jan 21, 2025
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jan 21, 2025
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Jan 21, 2025
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Ryan, Patrick
New York · Jan 21, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 585: Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-585/
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"H.R. 585: Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-585/.
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H.R. 585, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-585/.
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