US Congress House Bill 1714 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1)
Status: Introduced on April 24 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Shelter Our Servicemembers Act - Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to jointly establish a two-year pilot program of grants to nonprofit organizations to provide elderly homeless veterans with non-transitional housing. Authorizes the Secretaries to award two grants of up to $25 million each under the program. Allows recipients to use such grant to: (1) purchase real property to provide up to 200 homeless veterans with non-transitional housing, and (2) refurbish or renovate such property. Makes eligible for such housing veterans of at least 55 years of age who: (1) have been continuously homeless for a year or more or, during the last three years, had at least four separate periods of living on the streets, in an emergency shelter, or a combination thereof; and (2) have a condition that limits their ability to work or perform activities of daily living. Directs the VA Secretary to provide case management for elderly veterans receiving such assistance.

Shelter Our Servicemembers Act

Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-04-24	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2013-04-24	House	Referred to House Financial Services
2013-04-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1714/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1714/BILLS-113hr1714ih.pdf