Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 7/28/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-28Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2021-06-23Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
- 2021-03-05Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2021-03-05Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-05 (00)
Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021
This bill requires the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to provide medical center staff and homelessness service providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with information related to best practices for the collaboration on centralized or coordinated assessment systems established and operated by Continuums of Care. The VA must also ensure that the information and related resources are accessible to VA medical center staff and homelessness service providers.
Additionally, the bill requires the VHA to communicate with VA employees who have responsibilities related to homelessness assistance programs regarding (1) the measurement of performance by the VA's Homeless Program Office, and (2) how to obtain and provide feedback about the performance measures.
Cosponsors (8)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Government information and archives
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Intergovernmental relations
- Performance measurement
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
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