Bill Details
HR.1960 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-04-09 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Introduced Date
2025-03-06
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
View committees (1)
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (11)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-North Carolina-1]
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-Pennsylvania-8]
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-California-19]
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-California-9]
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-Virginia-7]
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-Minnesota-8]
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-Nevada-3]
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-California-27]
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-California-47]
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-Colorado-2]
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-New Jersey-5]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to give clearer help to organizations that apply for grants to run service programs for homeless veterans. In simple terms, it aims to make the grant process easier to understand by putting guidance online and offering live information sessions so applicants can better prepare their applications.
- The VA would have to post guidance and best practices on an appropriate department website for groups applying for these grants.
- After a grant funding notice is announced, and before the application deadline, the VA would have to hold at least two online information sessions.
- Each online session would need to last at least one hour and give applicants a chance to ask questions about the grant process.
- The sessions would also need to explain the wording used in the grant application and point applicants to other sources of help and information.
Official Summaries
Simplifying Veterans Assistance Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide specified guidance to entities seeking grants for the provision of comprehensive service programs to homeless veterans (e.g., rehabilitative services). Specifically, the VA must provide guidance and best practices on a publicly available VA website. Additionally, after the announcement of a funding notice and before the application deadline, the VA must offer at least two online information sessions for entities seeking grants.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1960 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1960
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to provide guidance to applicants for grants for
comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2025
Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Davis of North Carolina,
Mr. Bresnahan, and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to provide guidance to applicants for grants for
comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Simplifying Veterans Assistance Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISION OF GUIDANCE TO
APPLICANTS FOR GRANTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS
FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.
Section 2011(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and Process''
after ``Requirement'';
(2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``An entity''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2)(A) The Secretary shall make publicly available on an
appropriate website of the Department guidance and best practices for
entities seeking grants for projects under this section.
``(B) After the announcement of a funding notice for grants under
this section, and before the application deadline, the Secretary shall
offer at least two online information sessions for entities seeking
such grants. Each such information session shall--
``(i) last for at least one hour;
``(ii) include the opportunity for participants to ask
questions about the grant application process;
``(iii) include an explanation of the specific language in
the grant application; and
``(iv) provide information about other sources of
information about such grants and assistance in applying for
such grants.''.
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