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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6810 

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report on the 

availability of affordable housing for veterans who have or are participating in any program administered by the Homeless Programs Office 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 22, 2022 

Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 

report on the availability of affordable housing for veterans who have or are participating in any program 

administered by the Homeless Programs Office of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing our Veterans 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 

2 UNITED STATES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING 

3 FOR VETERANS. 

4 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than three years 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp6 troller General of the United States shall submit to the 

7 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the 

8 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep9 resentatives a report on the availability of affordable hous10 ing for veterans who have or are participating in any pro11 gram administered by the Homeless Programs Office of 

12 the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

13 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 

14 (a) shall include, with respect to the one-year period pre15 ceding the date of the enactment of this Act, the following: 

16 (1) The number of veterans using housing 

17 vouchers under the program carried out under sec18 tion 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 

19 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) (commonly referred 

20 to as ‘‘HUD–VASH’’). 

21 (2) The number of veterans who were allocated 

22 a housing voucher described in paragraph (1) but 

23 who have been unable to attain permanent housing. 

24 (3) The number of available housing vouchers 

25 described in paragraph (1) that are unused for any 

26 reason. 


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1 (4) Available data regarding the number of vet2 erans who were discharged from transitional housing 

3 provided using amounts provided under sections 

4 2061 and 2012 of title 38, United States Code, and 

5 did not transition to permanent housing due to a 

6 shortage of— 

7 (A) case managers under the program de8 scribed in paragraph (1); 

9 (B) housing vouchers described in such 

10 paragraph; or 

11 (C) housing that meets the requirements 

12 and limitations with respect to such vouchers. 

13 (c) DISAGGREGATION.—The contents of the report 

14 described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (b) 

15 shall be disaggregated by veterans with a household in16 come that does not exceed— 

17 (1) the area median income; 

18 (2) 80 percent of the area median income; 

19 (3) 50 percent of the area median income; and 

20 (4) 30 percent of the area median income. 

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