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Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2061| Senate 
| Updated: 7/9/2019
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (7)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019 This bill expands eligibility for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing (VASH) rental voucher assistance to homeless veterans honorably discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service regardless of length of service. According to federal regulations, HUD was granted authority in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to waive or provide an alternative for the current requirement that HUD-VASH assistance be targeted to homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders.
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Timeline
Jul 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • July 9, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 9, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Housing and Community Development

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2398: Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020
Congressional oversightHomelessness and emergency shelterVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2061| Senate 
| Updated: 7/9/2019
Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019 This bill expands eligibility for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing (VASH) rental voucher assistance to homeless veterans honorably discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service regardless of length of service. According to federal regulations, HUD was granted authority in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to waive or provide an alternative for the current requirement that HUD-VASH assistance be targeted to homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders.
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Timeline
Jul 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • July 9, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 9, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (7)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Housing and Community Development

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2398: Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightHomelessness and emergency shelterVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs