Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5960
Sponsor: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2006-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Access to health care
Administrative procedure
Authorization
Building construction
Case management
Chronically ill
Commerce
Construction costs
Consumer cooperatives
Counseling
Crime and Law Enforcement
Day care
Dental care
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled
Disaster relief
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Emergency Management
Families
Family services
Federal advisory bodies
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial planning
Foreclosure
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Health
Health counseling
Health facilities
Health insurance
Homeless
Housing and Community Development
Labor and Employment
Law
Legal services
Maintenance and repair
Mental health services
Mental illness
Nonprofit organizations
Performance measurement
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Prisoners
Rehabilitation of the disabled
Shelters for the homeless
Social Welfare
Terminally ill
Transportation and Public Works
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education
Veterans' employment
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' medical care
Vocational guidance
Women
Women veterans

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: 
Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2006 - Extends through: (1) FY2011 the homeless veterans comprehensive services program; (2) 2011 the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans; (3) 2011 the authority of the Secretary to transfer to homeless veterans' housing programs real property obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through foreclosure of home mortgages; (4) FY2011 a VA grant program for homeless veterans with special needs; (5) FY2011 the authorization of appropriations for the VA technical assistance grant program; and (6) FY2011 the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to make emergency grants to entities providing care to homeless veterans for repairing or replacing facilities damaged or destroyed by a disaster.
 
Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide supportive services for very low income veteran families residing in permanent housing. Requires the equitable distribution of such assistance across geographic regions, including rural communities and tribal lands.
 
Requires the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program on preventing homelessness of veterans who are at risk of homelessness after they are discharged or released from active military service.
 
Makes permanent and extends to at least 12 (currently, six) locations a VA demonstration program of referral and counseling services for veterans transitioning from certain institutions (including penal and mental illness institutions) who are at-risk for homelessness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1722-1723)
action_date: 2006-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2006-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1606-1607)
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Introduced in House