3.0.0 2522 2023-01-11T13:31:18Z 2023-01-11T13:31:18Z House HR 2015-05-21 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BEATTY:H.R. 2522.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S Constitution[Page H3563]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-05T20:55:48Z Referred to 2015-05-21T14:06:35Z A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program on awarding grants for provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. 114 223 S 2015-01-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2015-06-05 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 N J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2015-05-21 True K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2015-05-21 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-05-21 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2015-05-21 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2015-05-21 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2015-05-21 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2015-05-21 True K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2015-05-21 True V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2015-05-21 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2015-05-21 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2015-05-21 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2015-05-21 True B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2015-05-21 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2015-05-21 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-05-21 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2015-05-21 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2015-05-22 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2015-05-22 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2015-06-02 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2015-06-03 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2015-06-04 False S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2015-06-04 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2015-06-12 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2015-06-12 False P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. 0 2015-06-12 False F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] Lois Frankel D FL 22 2015-06-19 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2015-06-25 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 17 2015-07-21 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2015-11-16 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2015-11-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Housing and community development funding Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-05-21 Introduced in House 2015-06-02T21:59:16Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to veterans service agencies, veterans service organizations, and nongovernmental tax-exempt organizations with experience assisting veterans or the homeless to provide veterans who are receiving specified VA homeless benefits with furniture, household items, and other assistance to facilitate their settlement into permanent housing.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) give grant priority to applicants who serve communities that have the greatest need of homeless services, and (2) inform veterans of their eligibility to receive benefits under the pilot program.

Caps the amount of each grant and the amount of each grant that a grantee may use to provide benefits to an individual veteran.

]]> To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. Display Title To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2522ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2522ih.xml 2015-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.