Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2489
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2019-09-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family services

Low- and moderate-income housing

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2019</b></p> <p>The bill extends through FY2021 the authorization for funding financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2489 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17, 2019 Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2019 . 2. Extension of authority for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing Section 2044(e)(1)(G) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking fiscal year 2019 and inserting each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021 .