A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 1205 2023-01-11T19:40:47Z 2023-01-11T19:40:47Z Senate S S 2007-04-25 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-25T16:16:56Z 2007-04-25 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5089-5090) IntroReferral 2007-04-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5089) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. N H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-04-25 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-05-02 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-05-03 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-05-10 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-06-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Economics and Public Finance Grants-in-aid Veterans' organizations Veterans' rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security

00 2007-04-25 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-31T16:10:29Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a three-year pilot program on the feasibility and advisability of delivering community reintegration support and services to veterans by assisting veterans organizations in developing and promoting veterans peer support. Designates the pilot program as the "Heroes Helping Heroes Program." Requires the Secretary to select up to 20 program participants, and to award grants to such participants in amounts from $100,000 to $300,000 per fiscal year. Requires grant recipients to contribute at least 10% of the grant funds awarded.

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A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2007-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1205is/xml/BILLS-110s1205is.xml 2007-04-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5089-5090) 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.