US Congress Senate Bill 223 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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. 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.

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.

Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]
Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-21	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB2522 (Same As) 2015-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/223/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s223/BILLS-114s223is.pdf