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H.R. 585

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 585, the Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 21, 2025 by Rep. Nick LaLota (R) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and last saw action on Feb 25, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Record

Text

H.R. 585 has 10 co-sponsors.

hb585/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 585 IH: Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-21
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 585  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 21, 2025   Mr. LaLota  (for himself,  Mr. Case ,  Ms. Lee of Nevada ,  Ms. Malliotakis ,  Mr. Ryan , and  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act  .
2.
Permanent authority to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing
Section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(9)
The amounts that are appropriated to carry out such subsections for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-21
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 21, 2025

hb585/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/21/2025)

Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

This bill permanently extends authorization for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides supportive services to very low-income veterans (and their families) occupying or transitioning to permanent housing.

Sponsors

Rep. Nick LaLota (R) sponsors H.R. 585, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 585 went before 2 committees: Economic Opportunity Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Referred to · Feb 25, 2025 · 65 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Jan 21, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 585 has taken 3 actions since Jan 21, 2025, the latest on Feb 25, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 25, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Jan 21, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 21, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 585 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 585 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act — Display Title
  • Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 585 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
JOY ILEM114
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 585 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 585’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr585/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 585 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Family services to Veterans' medical care.

hr585/subjects.txt
Family servicesLow- and moderate-income housingVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical care

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 585, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 21, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LaLOTA:H.R. 585.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H258]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com