To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the effect of financial and credit counseling for homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
12 Cosponsors (10 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Pallones Bill to Help Homeless Veterans with Credit and Financial Counseling Services Passes House”
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Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ6]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 15, 2021
“house passes Bost backed veterans bills”
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Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL12]
on Jun 15, 2021
“Simpsons Longstanding Support for Veterans”
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Rep. Michael “Mike” Simpson [R-ID2]
on Oct 27, 2022
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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May 22, 2020
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
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Feb 23, 2021
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Introduced
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May 4, 2021
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 11, 2021
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Text Published
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Jun 15, 2021
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 28, 2021
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1257 (117th). |
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Nov 15, 2022
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 22, 2022
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 23, 2022
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Final Bill —
House Agreed to Changes
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Dec 29, 2022
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1257 (117th). |
H.R. 1257 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1257. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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