S. 2061
Referred to CommitteeVeteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
7/9/2019 • Senate
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Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019
This bill expands eligibility for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing (VASH) rental voucher assistance to homeless veterans honorably discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service regardless of length of service. According to federal regulations, HUD was granted authority in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to waive or provide an alternative for the current requirement that HUD-VASH assistance be targeted to homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders.
Introduced in Senate • 7/9/2019
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Originated in the Senate
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July 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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