Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3676
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2023-05-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Homelessness and emergency shelter

Mental health

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill permanently extends the following Department of Veterans Affairs programs and services:</p> <ul> <li>treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill veterans and homeless veterans,</li> <li>housing assistance for homeless veterans,</li> <li>financial assistance for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program,</li> <li>a grant program for homeless veterans with special needs, and</li> <li>the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3676 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2023 Ms. Brownley 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 certain programs that assist homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2023 . 2. Programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs (a) Treatment for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans Section 2031 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking (a) ; and (2) by striking subsection (b). (b) Housing assistance for homeless veterans Section 2041 of such title is amended by striking subsection (c). (c) Financial assistance for supportive services for very low-Income veteran families in permanent housing Section 2044(e)(1) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) $420,000,000 for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2024. . (d) Grant program for homeless veterans with special needs Section 2061(d)(1) of such title is amended— (1) by striking each of fiscal years 2007 through 2024 and inserting each fiscal year ; and (2) by striking such . (e) Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans Section 2066 of such title is amended by striking subsection (d).