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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