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Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025
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.
Summary
This bill makes permanent several federal programs that assist homeless veterans and veterans with special needs that were previously set to expire. It removes expiration dates from programs providing treatment for seriously mentally ill homeless veterans, housing assistance for homeless veterans, and grant programs for homeless veterans with special needs. The bill also authorizes $420 million annually starting in fiscal year 2027 for financial assistance and supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing. The legislation removes certain restrictions and administrative requirements from existing veteran assistance programs.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Julia Brownley’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $9,600
- HAAS AUTOMATION $9,100
- SPARAGNA & SPARAGNA $6,600
- HACKMAN CAPITAL $6,600
- UNITED STAFFING ASSOCIATES $6,600
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Actions (3)
- Nov 17, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. · house
- Nov 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Nov 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 10, 2025
Ms. Brownley (for herself and Ms. Tlaib) 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.
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 “Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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 2026.”.
(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). <all>
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