To make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to homelessness, and for other purposes.
Housing our Military Veterans Effectively Act of 2023 or the HOME Act of 2023
This bill addresses the funding and administration of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs related to homeless veterans.
Specifically, the bill increases the maximum rate of per diem payments provided by the VA to entities (i.e., grant recipients or authorized entities) that furnish services and transitional housing to homeless veterans. The bill also authorizes the VA to provide a maximum of 200% of the otherwise applicable maximum rate to a certain number of grant recipients and authorized entities in each fiscal year from FY2024 through FY2026. Under the bill, the VA may not provide more than 12,000 per diem payments in a fiscal year.
Through FY2024, the bill authorizes the VA to use certain available funds to provide specified assistance to homeless veterans who are participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. Such assistance may include food, shelter, clothing, transportation for specified purposes, and technology items such as smartphones.
The bill authorizes the VA to collaborate with organizations to manage the use of VA land for homeless veterans to live and sleep.
The bill also extends certain loan fee rates through May 18, 2032, under the VA's home loan program.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-189.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-189.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 152.
Mr. Van Orden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6094-6097)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3848.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6130)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 10 (Roll no. 695). (text: 12/04/2023 CR H6094-6095)
Roll Call #695 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 10 (Roll no. 695). (text: 12/04/2023 CR H6094-6095)
Roll Call #695 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.