Congressional Updates

2011

• 11,000 New Permanent Supportive Housing Vouchers for Veterans Signed into Law (12/9/11)
• Recommendations for Homeless Veteran Programs: President's FY 2013 Budget (11/4/11)
• President Signs Bill Reauthorizing Major Homeless Veteran Programs (10/19/11)
• FY 2012 NCHV Policy Priorities (5/12/11)
• Final FY 2011 Appropriations Bill Restores New HUD-VASH Vouchers (4/12/11)
• Congressional Letter to Restore New HUD-VASH Vouchers in FY 2011 (3/30/11)
• Press Conference on FY 2011 HUD-VASH Funding (3/10/11)
• House Cuts 10,000 New Housing Vouchers for Homeless Veterans in FY 2011 (3/1/11)

2010

• 111th Congress Recap (12/28/10)
• Little Time, Uncertainty Remain for Congressional Action (11/2/10)
• New Law Authorizes Program for Homeless Women Vets, Homeless Vets with Children (10/19/10)
• VA, HUD Appropriations Bills Pass Full House of Representatives (8/27/10)
• Senate, House Appropriations Committees Approve Record Homeless Veterans Funding (7/22/10)
• Two Major Veteran Homelessness Bills Await Senate Action (6/10/10)
• Senate Appropriations Subcommittees Address HUD-VASH, Veteran Homelessness (5/21/10)
• H.R. 4810 Passes House, SVAC Holds Hearing on Ending Veteran Homelessness (3/25/10)
• Second Session Starts Strongly (3/8/10)
• Closing Out the First Session (1/24/10)

2009

• Homeless Veterans Bills Advance on Capitol Hill (10/23/09)
• 111th Congress First Session (10/8/09)
• Legislative Update (8/27/09)
• FY 2010 Budget (6/25/09)
• FY 2009 Appropriations (5/6/09)
• Public Policy Action (2/26/09)

2008

• Congress Passes Stopgap Spending Measure and VA Health Legislation (10/7/08)
• House Passes Homes for Heroes Act of 2008 (9/9/08)
• Congress Begins Work on FY 2009 Appropriations (8/1/08)
• Congress Begins Work on FY 2009 Budget (4/10/08)

2007

• Public Policy Action (12/30/07)