S. 1072: Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-09 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017

Plain summary

Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017 This bill provides that the services for which a recipient of a grant under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service program for homeless veterans may receive per diem payments may include furnishing care for a dependent under the care of a veteran who is receiving services. The VA shall enter into partnerships with public or private entities to fund a portion of the legal services such entities provide to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness related to housing, family law, income support, and criminal defense. The bill: (1) expands VA dental care authority authority to include those veterans receiving assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, (2) repeals the September 30, 2013, sunset on the authority of the VA and the Department of Labor to carry out a program of referral and counseling for veterans who are at risk of homelessness and are transitioning from certain institutions, including penal institutions, and (3) extends supportive services assistance for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing. The Government Accountability Office shall complete a study of VA assistance to homeless veterans. The requirement that the VA report annually on its assistance programs for homeless veterans is eliminated.

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Official text

Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · 6 cosponsors

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Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Cornyn (R-TX), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1072.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s1072 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115