A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue loans for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of guaranteeing loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.

S.3377 through Congress

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SenateMay 14, 2010IntroducedOfficial record

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Separate related House measures (1)

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Related House bill: H.R.5838 Homeless Veterans Transitional Housing Act of 2010

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 14, 2010

Revises the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) multifamily transitional housing loan program (program) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue at least five loans for the construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of land for multifamily transitional housing projects. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate loan approval authority to a state or local government entity.

Terminates, as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary's authority under the program to guarantee loans for such purposes.

Establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program Revolving Fund to fund such loans.

Prohibits any federal or state law from prohibiting a program project offering preferential treatment to veterans.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R–NC

Committees

Veterans' Affairs Committee

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May 19, 2010
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.
May 14, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3784-3785)
May 14, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3783-3784)
May 14, 2010
Introduced in Senate

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Related bills identified by Congress.gov

HR 5838 · Homeless Veterans Transitional Housing Act of 2010

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Discuss S.3377, 111th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue loans for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of guaranteeing loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3377

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2010-05-14.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s3377/BILLS-111s3377is.htm

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Discuss S.3377, 111th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue loans for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of guaranteeing loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3377

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2010-05-14.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s3377/BILLS-111s3377is.htm

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Discuss S.3377, 111th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue loans for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of guaranteeing loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3377

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2010-05-14.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s3377/BILLS-111s3377is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-04T07:58:16Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.3377, 111th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue loans for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of guaranteeing loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3377

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2010-05-14.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s3377/BILLS-111s3377is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-04T07:58:16Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.3377 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.