Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

Bill: 117-hr-492
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2021-01-25
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: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-25
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 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 492 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2021 Mr. Zeldin (for himself, Mr. Suozzi , and Ms. Stefanik ) 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) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) The amounts that are appropriated to carry out such subsections for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter. .