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H.R. 5997

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5997, the Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Nov 10, 2025 by Rep. Julia Brownley (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and last saw action on Nov 17, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Record

Text

H.R. 5997 has 1 co-sponsor.

hr5997/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5997 IH: Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-10
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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. 5997  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 10, 2025   Ms. Brownley  (for herself and  Ms. Tlaib ) 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 certain programs that assist homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025  .
2.
Programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs
(a)
Treatment for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans
Section 2031 of such title is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by striking  (a) ; and
(2)
by striking subsection (b).
(b)
Housing assistance for homeless veterans
Section 2041 of such title is amended by striking subsection (c).
(c)
Financial assistance for supportive services for very low-Income veteran families in permanent housing
Section 2044(e)(1) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(I)
$420,000,000 for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2026.
 .
(d)
Grant program for homeless veterans with special needs
Section 2061(d)(1) of such title is amended—
(1)
by striking  each of fiscal years 2007 through 2024  and inserting  each fiscal year ; and
(2)
by striking  such .
(e)
Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans
Section 2066 of such title is amended by striking subsection (d).

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-11-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent certain programs that assist homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Julia Brownley (D) sponsors H.R. 5997, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5997 went before 2 committees: Economic Opportunity Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Referred to · Nov 17, 2025 · 65 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Nov 10, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5997 has taken 3 actions since Nov 10, 2025, the latest on Nov 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 17, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Nov 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 5997 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5997 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent certain programs that assist homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5997 in 3 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 Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER113
NAOMI MATHIS113
PETER DICKINSON113
SHAMALA CAPIZZI113
JOSEPH LEMAY112
KEVIN MILLER112
SHANE LIERMANN112
JOY ILEM111

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5997 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5997’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr5997/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com