Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act
Banks and Duckworth Introduce Bill to Make Homeless Veteran Healthcare Permanent
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Veterans who are homeless or living with serious mental illness will have more reliable, long-term access to treatment and rehabilitation services through the VA. By removing the program's expiration date, the bill eliminates the risk that these critical services could lapse if Congress fails to reauthorize them on time, giving vulnerable veterans greater certainty that help will be there when they need it.
“to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans”
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act
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