To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with public and private entities to provide pro bono legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2703| House
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Ted Lieu
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (20)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with public or private entities to fund, through the award of a grant or the use of a contract, a portion of the pro bono legal services such entities provide to homeless veterans or veterans at risk of homelessness related to housing, family law, income support, and criminal defense.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
Armed Forces and National Security
Homelessness and emergency shelterHousing finance and home ownershipLawyers and legal servicesPublic-private cooperationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with public and private entities to provide pro bono legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2703| House
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with public or private entities to fund, through the award of a grant or the use of a contract, a portion of the pro bono legal services such entities provide to homeless veterans or veterans at risk of homelessness related to housing, family law, income support, and criminal defense.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
Ted Lieu
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (20)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Homelessness and emergency shelterHousing finance and home ownershipLawyers and legal servicesPublic-private cooperationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs