116th Congress > House > Vote 556

Date: October 15, 2019

Result: 408-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 557

Sponsor: BROWNLEY, Julia (D-CA)

Bill number: HR95

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Description: Homeless Veteran Families Act

Bill summary:

Homeless Veteran Families Act

This bill updates the Department of Veterans Affairs per diem payment calculation for entities furnishing services to homeless veterans to include funding for a minor dependent. The rate for per diem payments is the daily cost of care as estimated by the grant recipient or eligible entity.

This bill would expand the per diem payment amount for a homeless veteran who has care of a minor dependent to the daily cost of care plus, for each minor dependent, an amount that equals 50% of such daily cost of care.



Bill titles: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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