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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4285" measure-id="id116hr4285" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-09-11" update-date="2021-09-08">
<title>Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr4285v49" currentChamber="BOTH" update-date="2021-09-08">
<action-date>2019-09-30</action-date>
<action-desc>Public Law</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill extends through FY2020 specified Department of Veterans Affairs programs and services, including those related to vendee loans, beneficiary travel, and maintenance of a regional office in the Philippines.</p> <p>The bill extends through FY2021 the authority to fund financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116hr4285v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-09-08">
<action-date>2019-09-11</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill extends through FY2020 specified Department of Veterans Affairs programs and services, including those related to vendee loans, beneficiary travel, and maintenance of a regional office in the Philippines.</p> <p>The bill extends through FY2021 the authority to fund financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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