H.R. 3298Homes for Heroes Act of 2011

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Sponsor: Al Green [D-TX-09]
Cosponsors: 9 · 7 Democrats · 2 Republicans
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committees: Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Latest action: Mar 28, 2012 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

IntroducedNov 1, 2011
Passed the HouseMar 27, 2012
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Homes for Heroes Act of 2011 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veterans fair access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs, (2) coordinate all HUD programs and activities relating to veterans, and (3) serve as a HUD liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Directs the Secretaries of HUD and VA to report annually to Congress with respect to veterans homelessness and housing assistance.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 3298 as passed House without amendment on Mar 27, 2012. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 133

House Mar 27, 2012

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Homes for Heroes Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

414 Yea 5 Nay 12 not voting

Crossed both parties 5 of 419 voting members broke with their own party: 5 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members431 members

Democratic190 members

Republican241 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors9 · 7 Democrats · 2 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 3298 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 3298Homes for Heroes Act of 2011

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 133

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors9 · 7 Democrats · 2 Republicans

H.R. 3298Homes for Heroes Act of 2011

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 133

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors9 · 7 Democrats · 2 Republicans

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