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Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act
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.
Summary
This bill makes permanent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs' authority to provide financial assistance for supportive services to very low-income veteran families living in permanent housing. Currently, this authority operates under temporary funding or periodic reauthorization. The bill amends federal law to authorize appropriations for this program beginning in fiscal year 2027 and in all subsequent years, removing the need for future reauthorization.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
10 cosponsors
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
Actions (3)
- Feb 25, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. · house
- Jan 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jan 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2025
Mr. LaLota (for himself, Mr. Case, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Ryan, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act”.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING.
Section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(9) The amounts that are appropriated to carry out such subsections for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter.”. <all>
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