H.R. 627: 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.
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H.R. 627: 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.
114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-30 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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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, a veteran or veteran's family who: (1) is fleeing domestic or dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions in the individual's or family's current housing situation; and (2) has no other residence and lacks the resources or support networks to obtain other permanent housing.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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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-44] · 5 cosponsors
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Rick Larsen (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr627.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr627 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114