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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 6, 2001
Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act - Encourages all Federal, State, and local departments and agencies and other entities and individuals to work toward the national goal of ending homelessness among veterans within a decade.Establishes within the Department of Veterans Affairs the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) support the continuation within the Department of at least one center to monitor the structure, process, and outcome of Department programs addressing homeless veterans; and (2) assign veterans receiving specified services provided in, or sponsored or coordinated by, the Department as being within the "complex care" category.Directs the Secretary to: (1) make grants to Department health care facilities and to grant and per diem providers for the development of programs targeted at meeting certain special needs of homeless veterans; (2) require certain officials to initiate a plan for joint outreach to veterans at risk of homelessness; (3) carry out two treatment trials in integrated mental health services delivery; (4) ensure that each Department primary care facility has a mental health treatment capacity; (5) carry out a program of transitional assistance grants to eligible homeless veterans; and (6) make technical assistance grants to aid nonprofit community-based groups in applying for homeless program grants.Extends through FY 2006 the homeless veterans reintegration program.
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Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D–MN
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9683)
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11917-11919; text of measure as passed Senate: CR S11917-11919)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11917-11919; text of measure as passed Senate: CR S11917-11919)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 191.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-82.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-82.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-635.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3720-3724)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3719-3720)
Introduced in Senate
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