US SB3308 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-27 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-27 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows services for which a homeless veteran receives a grant under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service programs to include furnishing care for a dependent. Requires at least 15% of the total amount of grants awarded under the programs to be expended for a grant program for homeless veterans with special needs. Extends the special needs program permanently (under current law, terminates at the end of FY2013).
Title
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the furnishing of benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV] | Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA] | Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
| Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] | Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-27 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. |
| 2012-06-18 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Aging
Armed forces and national security
Child care and development
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Women's health
Armed forces and national security
Child care and development
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3308/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3308/BILLS-112s3308is.pdf |
