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HR585Referred to Committee

Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-21
Introduced
10
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Nick LaLota
Nick LaLota
Republican · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 94.1% (597 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/L000598

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (10)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)Original· 2025-01-21
  • Ed Case (D-HI-1)Original· 2025-01-21
  • Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)Original· 2025-01-21
  • Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18)Original· 2025-01-21
  • Susie Lee (D-NV-3)Original· 2025-01-21
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)· 2025-01-22
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-05-07
  • Rick Larsen (D-WA-2)· 2025-09-16
  • Josh Riley (D-NY-19)· 2025-12-16
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2026-04-21

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

2025-02-25

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-01-21

Previously

  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-21

Plain-English Summary

Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act This bill permanently extends authorization for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides supportive services to very low-income veterans (and their families) occupying or transitioning to permanent housing.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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