3.0.0 5664 2022-02-03T05:20:45Z 2022-02-03T05:20:45Z House H HR 2008-03-31 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-05-21T19:19:12Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Reported by 2008-04-23T19:57:19Z Markup by 2008-04-23T19:57:09Z Hearings by 2008-04-16T13:13:25Z Referred to 2008-04-04T14:35:03Z Reported by 2008-05-15T20:54:02Z Markup by 2008-04-30T19:30:20Z Referred to 2008-03-31T18:01:35Z H. Rept. 110-641 2008-05-21 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-05-20 14:18:30 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 14:18:00 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4196) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 14:18:00 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4196) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-20 14:12:59 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5664. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 14:12:58 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4196-4197) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 14:12:23 Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-05-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 402. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00402 2008-05-15 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-641. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-05-15 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-641. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-04-30 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-04-30 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-04-23 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2008-04-23 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-04-16 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-04-04 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2008-03-31 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-03-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 N P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2008-04-24 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2008-05-05 False B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 2008-05-15 False 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z H.R. 5664, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19722 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008</p> 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z H.R. 5664, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19722 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008 Armed Forces and National Security Blind Burns Disabled Government Operations and Politics Government publications Health Housing and Community Development Housing for the disabled Housing subsidies Planning Veterans' benefits Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-03-31 Introduced in House 2008-05-20T14:10:16Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update, at least once every six years, any plans and specifications of suitable housing units furnished to veterans eligible for specially adapted housing assistance through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

]]> 17 2008-05-15 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2008-06-06T19:16:45Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available to veterans eligible for specially adapted housing assistance for disabled veterans, without cost to the veterans, a handbook containing appropriate designs for specially adapted housing.

Requires the Secretary, at least every six years, to update the handbook to take into account any new or unique disabilities, including vision impairments, impairments specific to the upper limbs, and burn injuries.

]]> 36 2008-05-20 Passed House amended 2008-06-06T19:17:22Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available to veterans eligible for specially adapted housing assistance for disabled veterans, without cost to the veterans, a handbook containing appropriate designs for specially adapted housing.

Requires the Secretary, at least every six years, to update the handbook to take into account any new or unique disabilities, including vision impairments, impairments specific to the upper limbs, and burn injuries.

]]> To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary. Display Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary. Referred in Senate 2008-05-21T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2008-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5664eh/xml/BILLS-110hr5664eh.xml Reported in House 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5664rh/xml/BILLS-110hr5664rh.xml Introduced in House 2008-03-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5664ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5664ih.xml 2008-05-21 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.