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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 585

Introduced

Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

Sponsor
RNick LaLota· New York
Introduced
January 21, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.February 25, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 585 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 585 To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. LaLota (for himself, Mr. Case, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Ryan, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act''. SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. Section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(9) The amounts that are appropriated to carry out such subsections for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter.''. <all>

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