Every Veteran Housed Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3869 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3869

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for
   homelessness benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of
               Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2025

  Ms. Dexter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for
   homelessness benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of
               Veterans Affairs, 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 ``Every Veteran Housed Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HOMELESSNESS BENEFITS UNDER LAWS
              ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Expansion.--Section 2002 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``(a) In General.--''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraphs:
            ``(3) The term `veteran' includes a person who was
        discharged or released from a period of service as a member of
        the uniformed services--
                    ``(A) under conditions other than--
                            ``(i) dishonorable; or
                            ``(ii) by reason of the sentence of a
                        general court-martial; and
                    ``(B) regardless of--
                            ``(i) the length of such period of service;
                            ``(ii) whether such member was a member of
                        an active or reserve component of the uniformed
                        services;
                            ``(iii) whether such service was active
                        duty;
                            ``(iv) whether such person currently serves
                        as a member of the uniformed services; and
                            ``(v) whether such person was discharged or
                        released from another period of service under
                        conditions described in clause (i) or (ii) of
                        subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) The term `uniformed services' has the meaning given
        such term in section 101 of title 10.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Certain service deemed to be active service.--Section
        106(b) of such title is amended, in the matter following
        paragraph (3), by inserting ``20,'' after ``19,''.
            (2) Minimum active-duty service requirement.--Section
        5303A(b)(3)(F) of such title is amended by striking ``section
        2011, 2012, 2013, 2044, or 2061'' and inserting ``chapter 20''.
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