H.R. 5997 119th Congress House

Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent certain programs that assist homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 10, 2025 Introduced by: Julia Brownley Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Nov 17, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Nov 10, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Nov 10, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now November 17, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

Defense, Dept of (DOD)
4 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
4 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
4 filings
SENATE
4 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
4 filings
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
4 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 2

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · Sep 21, 2026

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Nov 10, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5997: Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5997/

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