A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program on awarding grants for provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S.223 through Congress

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SenateJan 21, 2015IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.2522 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 21, 2015

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to veterans service agencies, veterans service organizations, and nongovernmental tax-exempt organizations with experience assisting veterans or the homeless to provide veterans who are receiving specified VA homeless benefits with furniture, household items, and other assistance to facilitate their settlement into permanent housing.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) give grant priority to applicants who serve communities that have the greatest need of homeless services, and (2) inform veterans of their eligibility to receive benefits under the pilot program.

Caps the amount of each grant and the amount of each grant that a grantee may use to provide benefits to an individual veteran.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D–CA

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Jan 21, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 21, 2015
Introduced in Senate

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HR 2522 · To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/223

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s223/BILLS-114s223is.htm

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Discuss S.223, 114th Congress: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program on awarding grants for provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/223

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-01-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s223/BILLS-114s223is.htm

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Discuss S.223, 114th Congress: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program on awarding grants for provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/223

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-01-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s223/BILLS-114s223is.htm

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Discuss S.223, 114th Congress: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program on awarding grants for provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/223

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-01-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s223/BILLS-114s223is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-01-21T04:04:24Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine S.223 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.