H.R. 251Homes for Heroes Act of 2015

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Sponsor: Al Green [D-TX-09]
Cosponsors: 26 · 26 Democrats
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committees: Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jul 15, 2015 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

IntroducedJan 9, 2015
Passed the HouseJul 14, 2015
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 has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Homes for Heroes Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) 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.

(Sec. 3) Directs 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. 251 as passed House without amendment on Jul 14, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 435

House Jul 14, 2015

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Homes for Heroes Act of 2015

Passed · Two-thirds required

412 Yea 1 Nay 20 not voting

Crossed both parties 1 of 413 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.

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All members433 members

Democratic188 members

Republican245 members

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

Cosponsors26 · 26 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 251 and vote against it. 17 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 251Homes for Heroes Act of 2015

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 435

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors26 · 26 Democrats

H.R. 251Homes for Heroes Act of 2015

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 435

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors26 · 26 Democrats

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