A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Indian veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in or near an area where a tribe or tribally designated housing entity provides assistance for affordable housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must use at least 5% of rental assistance amounts under the HUD-VASH program, which provides housing assistance to homeless veterans, for the Tribal HUD-VASH program. The Tribal HUD-VASH program must be carried out by HUD in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the program, grants must be made to entities eligible for housing assistance block grants. HUD may make renewal grants to entities that have received prior program grants.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2022
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Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 29, 2022
Last action Nov 29, 2022
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Nov 29, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
Nov 29, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jon Tester
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
John Hoeven
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
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