H.R. 2398Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020

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Sponsor: Scott H. Peters [D-CA-52]
Cosponsors: 24 · 21 Democrats · 3 Republicans
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Committees: Financial Services Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee · and 1 more
Latest action: Jan 14, 2020 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

IntroducedApr 30, 2019
Passed the HouseJan 13, 2020
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2020 or the Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020

This bill expands eligibility for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing (VASH) rental voucher assistance to homeless veterans honorably discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service regardless of length of service. According to federal regulations, HUD was granted authority in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to waive or provide an alternative for the current requirement that HUD-VASH assistance be targeted to homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2398 as passed House on Jan 13, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 15

House Jan 13, 2020

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Veteran HOUSE Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

362 Yea 31 Nay 37 not voting

Crossed both parties 31 of 393 voting members broke with their own party: 31 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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All members430 members

Democratic232 members

Republican198 members

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

Cosponsors24 · 21 Democrats · 3 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2398 and vote against it. 10 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 2398Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 15

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors24 · 21 Democrats · 3 Republicans

H.R. 2398Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 15

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors24 · 21 Democrats · 3 Republicans

Who lobbied on H.R. 23983 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 23983 organizations