H.R. 8003: Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-09 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022

Plain summary

Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022 This bill permanently authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use specified funding to provide assistance to homeless veterans and veterans participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. Additionally, the VA may collaborate with one or more organizations to manage the use of VA land for homeless veterans for living and sleeping. (Under current law, similar authorities have been temporarily provided to the VA for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.)

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Official text

Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 8003, Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022 (2022-08-31)

Cosponsors on this site

Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI)

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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-117hr8003.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8003 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117