H.R. 4287: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-03-28 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-03-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Plain summary

Includes as a homeless veteran, for purposes of eligibility for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a veteran or veteran's family fleeing domestic or dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions in the current housing situation, including where the health and safety of children are jeopardized, there is no other residence, and there is a lack of resources or support networks to obtain other permanent housing.

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Official text

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] · 73 cosponsors

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James P. McGovern (D-MA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Al Green (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Womack (R-AR), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Adam Smith (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and 13 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr4287.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr4287 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112