S. 1180: Sheltering All Veterans Everywhere Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-06-07 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5602)

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-06-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Sheltering All Veterans Everywhere Act

Plain summary

Sheltering All Veterans Everywhere Act or SAVE Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Extends through FY2011: (1) the authorization of appropriations for Department of Veterans Affairs comprehensive services for homeless veterans; (2) the homeless veterans reintegration program; (3) a Department program to provide additional services to homeless veterans at certain locations; (4) a Department grant program for homeless veterans with special needs; (5) the authorization of appropriations for the homeless veteran service provider technical assistance program; and (6) the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. Makes the rate for per diem payments under the Department's comprehensive services for homeless veterans programs the same as that authorized for State homes for veterans' domiciliary care. Includes veterans at imminent risk of homelessness under the veterans reintegration program. Makes permanent (currently terminates at the end of 2008) the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer properties obtained through foreclosures of Department home mortgages to certain organizations to assist homeless veterans and their families in acquiring shelter. Requires: (1) additional information in an annual report from the Secretary to the congressional veterans' committees on assistance provided to homeless veterans; and (2) a new report from the Secretary to the defense and veterans' committees on the intersection of military sexual trauma and homelessness in veterans.

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Official text

Sheltering All Veterans Everywhere Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] · 6 cosponsors

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Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s1180.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s1180 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109