To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the HUD-VASH program, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit annual reports to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
24 Cosponsors (21 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Passes Peters Bill to Reduce Veteran Homelessness”
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Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA52]
(Sponsor)
on Jan 14, 2020
“STATEMENT: Trump Administrations Temporary Eviction Moratorium is a Band-Aid, Not a Solution”
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Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA10, 2013-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 2, 2020
“My Votes – Week of January 13”
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Rep. Cathy Rodgers [R-WA5]
on Jan 17, 2020
More statements at ProPublica Represent...
What stakeholders are saying
History
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Apr 30, 2019
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Introduced
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May 8, 2019
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Considered by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Aug 14, 2019
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Considered by House Committee on Financial Services
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 13, 2019
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Considered by House Committee on Financial Services
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 14, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Jan 13, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jul 21, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Nov 16, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 8, 2020
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Final Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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Dec 11, 2020
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Final Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Dec 23, 2020
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Final Bill —
Vetoed
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Dec 28, 2020
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Final Bill —
House Overrides Veto
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Jan 1, 2021
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Final Bill —
Senate Overrides Veto
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H.R. 2398 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2398. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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