H.R. 7047 119th Congress House

Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for, and make permanent, certain programs for homeless veterans.

Introduced: January 13, 2026 Introduced by: Raul Ruiz Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 2, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Jan 13, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now February 2, 2026

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 3

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

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
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DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7047: Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7047/

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