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Bills/119th Congress · Senate

S. 4043

Introduced

Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act

Sponsor
RJim Banks· Indiana
Introduced
March 10, 2026
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.April 29, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4043 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4043

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide treatment and 
rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans, and 
for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 10, 2026

Mr. Banks (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs

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A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide treatment and 
rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans, and 
for other purposes.

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 ``Health Care for Homeless Veterans 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR 
SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS.

Section 2031 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``(a) In providing'' and inserting ``In 
providing''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
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