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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 partici-
pating 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 vet-
erans who have or are participating in any program 
administered by the Homeless Programs Office of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing our Veterans 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 
UNITED STATES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
FOR VETERANS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than three years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the availability of affordable hous-
ing for veterans who have or are participating in any pro-
gram administered by the Homeless Programs Office of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include, with respect to the one-year period pre-
ceding the date of the enactment of this Act, the following: 
(1) The number of veterans using housing 
vouchers under the program carried out under sec-
tion 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) (commonly referred 
to as ‘‘HUD–VASH’’). 
(2) The number of veterans who were allocated 
a housing voucher described in paragraph (1) but 
who have been unable to attain permanent housing. 
(3) The number of available housing vouchers 
described in paragraph (1) that are unused for any 
reason. 
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(4) Available data regarding the number of vet-
erans who were discharged from transitional housing 
provided using amounts provided under sections 
2061 and 2012 of title 38, United States Code, and 
did not transition to permanent housing due to a 
shortage of— 
(A) case managers under the program de-
scribed in paragraph (1); 
(B) housing vouchers described in such 
paragraph; or 
(C) housing that meets the requirements 
and limitations with respect to such vouchers. 
(c) DISAGGREGATION.—The contents of the report 
described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (b) 
shall be disaggregated by veterans with a household in-
come that does not exceed— 
(1) the area median income; 
(2) 80 percent of the area median income; 
(3) 50 percent of the area median income; and 
(4) 30 percent of the area median income. 
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