H.R. 384Homes for Heroes Act of 2013

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Sponsor: Al Green [D-TX-09]
Cosponsors: 20 · 18 Democrats · 2 Republicans
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committees: Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Latest action: May 16, 2013 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

IntroducedJan 23, 2013
Passed the HouseMay 15, 2013
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Office of the Secretary of 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). Terminates, at the same time as such establishment, the position of Special Assistant for Veterans Programs in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs.

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. 384 as passed House amended on May 15, 2013. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 149

House May 15, 2013

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Home for Heroes Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

420 Yea 3 Nay 10 not voting

Crossed both parties 3 of 423 voting members broke with their own party: 3 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 members433 members

Democratic201 members

Republican232 members

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

Cosponsors20 · 18 Democrats · 2 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 384 and vote against it. 16 signed when it was filed.

DMadeleine Bordallo [D-GU-00]Original

DGENE GREEN [D-TX-29]Original

RMichael Grimm [R-NY-11]Original

DRUBEN HINOJOSA [D-TX-15]Original

DJOHN CONYERS [D-MI-13]Original

DJanice Hahn [D-CA-44]Original

DALCEE HASTINGS [D-FL-20]Original

DRUSH HOLT [D-NJ-12]Original

DMICHAEL HONDA [D-CA-17]Original

DMarcy Kaptur [D-OH-09]Original2026 profile

DJIM MCDERMOTT [D-WA-07]Original

DJames P. McGovern [D-MA-02]Original2026 profile

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H.R. 384Homes for Heroes Act of 2013

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 149

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors20 · 18 Democrats · 2 Republicans

H.R. 384Homes for Heroes Act of 2013

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 149

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors20 · 18 Democrats · 2 Republicans

Who lobbied on H.R. 3842 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 3842 organizations