To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-3727
Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2005-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alabama
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Disaster relief
Disasters
Displaced persons
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Emergency housing
Families
Federal aid to housing
Floods
Florida
Foreclosure
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Home repair and improvement
Homeless
Housing and Community Development
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nonprofit organizations
Residential rehabilitation
Shelters for the homeless
Social Welfare
Soldiers' homes
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' loans
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-13
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available for use as temporary residences for Hurricane Katrina-affected individuals any residential properties on which the Department of Veterans Affairs has foreclosed under the Department's guaranteed home loan program. Requires a residential priority for veterans, surviving spouses of veterans, and children of veterans and their families.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to make emergency grants to nonprofit organizations or states or political subdivisions thereof for providing housing assistance to homeless veterans who are Hurricane Katrina-affected individuals and their families for up to two years.
 
Authorizes the Secretary, during or following a period of emergency or disaster, to use underutilized Department property to house, for up to 180 days, veterans and their dependents who are displaced as the result of such emergency or disaster.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to make emergency grants to entities providing care for homeless veterans to repair or replace care facilities that are damaged or destroyed by a disaster.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2005-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-13
text: Introduced in House