3.0.0 5960 2023-01-12T17:52:33Z 2023-01-12T17:52:33Z House H HR 2006-07-28 109 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-18T16:28:51Z hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-18T16:28:21Z Referred to 2006-07-28T14:07:05Z 2006-09-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1722-1723) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-08-18 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2006-08-18 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2006-07-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1606-1607) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 N B001246 Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] Jeb Bradley R NH 1 2006-09-12 False E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 2006-09-19 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2006-09-19 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2006-09-19 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2006-09-19 False H001037 Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth D SD 0 2006-09-19 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2006-09-19 False C000191 Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] JULIA CARSON D IN 7 2006-09-19 False S001158 Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] John Salazar D CO T. 3 2006-09-20 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2006-09-20 False M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2006-09-20 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2006-09-25 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2006-09-25 False M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2006-09-25 False R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 2006-09-29 False A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2006-11-14 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2006-11-14 False Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Administrative procedure Authorization Building construction Case management Chronically ill Commerce Construction costs Consumer cooperatives Counseling Crime and Law Enforcement Day care Dental care Department of Veterans Affairs Disabled Disaster relief Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Economics and Public Finance Education Emergency Management Families Family services Federal advisory bodies Finance and Financial Sector Financial planning Foreclosure Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Health Health counseling Health facilities Health insurance Homeless Housing and Community Development Labor and Employment Law Legal services Maintenance and repair Mental health services Mental illness Nonprofit organizations Performance measurement Post-traumatic stress disorder Prisoners Rehabilitation of the disabled Shelters for the homeless Social Welfare Terminally ill Transportation and Public Works Veterans' benefits Veterans' education Veterans' employment Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Vocational guidance Women Women veterans Armed Forces and National Security 00 2006-07-28 Introduced in House 2006-10-31T20:00:10Z Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2006 - Extends through: (1) FY2011 the homeless veterans comprehensive services program; (2) 2011 the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans; (3) 2011 the authority of the Secretary to transfer to homeless veterans' housing programs real property obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through foreclosure of home mortgages; (4) FY2011 a VA grant program for homeless veterans with special needs; (5) FY2011 the authorization of appropriations for the VA technical assistance grant program; and (6) FY2011 the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.

Authorizes the Secretary to make emergency grants to entities providing care to homeless veterans for repairing or replacing facilities damaged or destroyed by a disaster.

Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide supportive services for very low income veteran families residing in permanent housing. Requires the equitable distribution of such assistance across geographic regions, including rural communities and tribal lands.

Requires the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program on preventing homelessness of veterans who are at risk of homelessness after they are discharged or released from active military service.

Makes permanent and extends to at least 12 (currently, six) locations a VA demonstration program of referral and counseling services for veterans transitioning from certain institutions (including penal and mental illness institutions) who are at-risk for homelessness.

]]> Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2006 Display Title Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize various programs providing for the needs of homeless veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5960ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5960ih.xml 2006-09-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1722-1723) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.