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HR 585 · in committee · major

Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

What this bill does

  • Permanently extends a Veterans Affairs program that provides supportive services to very low-income veterans and their families.
  • Affects low-income veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
  • No new spending specified; makes existing program authorization permanent rather than temporary.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    What evidence exists that making this Veterans Affairs supportive services program permanent rather than temporary will improve outcomes for homeless or at-risk veterans?

  2. 02

    How would permanently extending this program affect VA budgeting priorities compared to other veteran services that may face temporary funding?

  3. 03

    Which veterans and families currently benefit from this program, and who might be excluded under its low-income eligibility requirements?

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Sponsor · R-NY-1

Nick LaLota

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Introduced 2025-02-25

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-25 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

  2. 2025-01-21 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  3. 2025-01-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-01-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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