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H.R. 585: Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-21 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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Official title

Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

Plain summary

Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act This bill permanently extends authorization for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides supportive services to very low-income veterans (and their families) occupying or transitioning to permanent housing.

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Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] · 10 cosponsors

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Ed Case (D-HI), Susie Lee (D-NV), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Josh Riley (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] reported raising $4.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr585 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills