Homes for Heroes Act

Bill: 109-hr-5561
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2006-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Affordable housing
Building construction
Commerce
Congregate housing
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction industries
Construction workers
Consumer cooperatives
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Executive reorganization
Families
Federal aid to housing
Federal officials
Government Operations and Politics
Homeless
Housing and Community Development
Housing authorities
Housing finance
Housing statistics
Housing subsidies
Income tax
Indian housing
Labor and Employment
Low-income housing
Metropolitan areas
Minimum wages
Minorities
Native Americans
Nonprofit organizations
Planning
Public housing
Rent
Rental housing
Residential rehabilitation
Social Welfare
Surveys
Survivors' benefits
Tax credits
Taxation
Urban affairs
Urban housing
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' pensions
Wages
Welfare eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-08
text: 
Homes for Heroes Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income (not exceeding 50 percent of area median income) veteran families.
 
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to: (1) make housing rental vouchers available to homeless veterans; and (2) include veterans in public housing planning.
 
Excludes veterans' benefits from income for purposes of HUD assisted housing rental determinations.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) make grants to nonprofit entities for technical assistance in sponsoring HUD housing projects for veterans; and (2) report annually to specified congressional committees on HUD activities relating to veterans.
 
 Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in HUD a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veteran access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs; (2) coordinate all HUD programs and activities relating to veterans; and (3) serve as a HUD liaison with officials of organizations concerned with veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2006-06-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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: 2006-06-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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: 2006-06-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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: 2006-06-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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: 2006-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-06-08
text: Introduced in House