Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

Bill: 116-hr-1750
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-13
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Executive agency funding and structure

Military personnel and dependents

Poverty and welfare assistance

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act</b></p> <p>This bill permanently extends the authorization for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1750 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2019 Mr. Zeldin (for himself, Ms. Stefanik , and Mr. Suozzi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act . 2. Permanent authority to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing Paragraph (1) of section 2044(e) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) The amounts that are appropriated to carry out such subsections for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. .