US Congress House Bill 2398 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-3)
Status: Engrossed on January 14 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-14 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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.

Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020 Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2020

Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]
Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

2020-01-13 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 15 (Y: 362 N: 31 NV: 0 Abs: 37) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-14	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2020-01-13	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-01-13	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 362 - 31 (Roll no. 15). (text: CR H194)
2020-01-13	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H202-203)
2020-01-13	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2020-01-13	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2398.
2020-01-13	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H194-195)
2020-01-13	House	Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-11-14	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 54 - 0.
2019-11-14	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-11-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-04-30	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.
2019-04-30	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.
2019-04-30	House	Introduced in House

SB2061 (Related) 2019-07-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
HB6395 (Related) 2021-01-02 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HB7105 (Related) 2021-01-05 - Became Public Law No: 116-315.
HR1271 (Related) 2020-12-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2398/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2398/BILLS-116hr2398ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2398/BILLS-116hr2398eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202015