Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2419
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Homelessness and emergency shelter

Housing supply and affordability

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 6.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes and modifies a program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that provides housing assistance to homeless veterans. Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to enter into agreements with specified entities (e.g., nonprofit organizations or tribal entities) through September 30, 2025, to assist homeless veterans and their families in acquiring shelter or permanent housing.</p> <p>Under the bill, the VA may enter into agreements where an entity that is buying, leasing, or receiving property agrees to sell or rent the property directly to homeless veterans or veterans at risk of homelessness. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2419 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 8, 2021 Mr. Mann (for himself, Mr. Pappas , Ms. Kuster , Ms. Herrell , Ms. Ross , Ms. Spanberger , Ms. Strickland , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Soto , Ms. Bush , and Mr. Kilmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and extend Department of Veterans Affairs assistance for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2021 . 2. Expansion and extension of Department of Veterans Affairs assistance for homeless veterans (a) Expansion Subsection (a) of section 2041 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or permanent housing after shelter ; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking named in, or approved by the Secretary under, section 5902 of this title and inserting that is the recipient of a grant under section 2011, 2013, 2044, or 2061 of this title ; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , tribal entity, after State ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(B)— (A) in clause (i), by inserting or to sell or rent the property directly to homeless veterans or veterans at-risk of homelessness after families ; and (B) in each of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), by striking the comma and inserting a semicolon. (b) Extension Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking September 30, 2017 and inserting September 30, 2025 .