US Congress House Bill 2733 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-5-1)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Housing Our Heroes Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to begin a three-year pilot grant program to assess the feasibility of awarding grants to eligible entities to purchase and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans. Eligible entities are veterans service agencies and organizations, homeless organizations, and other nongovernmental organizations that demonstrate a record of financial stability and experience in developing housing for homeless veterans. The VA shall give grant priority to entities that serve communities with the greatest need of homeless services and may give grant priority to achieve geographic grant distribution. The bill establishes the Veterans Homelessness Grant Fund.

Housing Our Heroes Act

Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-05-25	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2733/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2733/BILLS-115hr2733ih.pdf