Veteran Housing Promise Act
H.R. 7149119th Congress

Veteran Housing Promise Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Josh Riley (D-NY-19)31 sections · 2 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Jan 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veteran Housing Promise Act.

(a) Comprehensive service programs

Section 2016 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

Section 2016. Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.

(b) Homeless veterans reintegration programs

Section 2021(i)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter and inserting each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(H) For fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.

(c) Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant program

Section 2021A(f) is amended—

(1) by striking section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2025 and inserting section—; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

(1) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2025; and

(2) for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.

(d) Financial assistance for supportive services for very low-Income veteran families in permanent housing

Section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

(e) Funding

From amounts appropriated to the Department for Medical Services, there shall be available such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c).

(e) Grant program for homeless veterans with special needs

Section 2061(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2025, $5,000,000 shall be available for each such fiscal year for the purposes of the program under this section. and inserting amounts shall be available for the purposes of the program under this section as follows:; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

(1) For each of fiscal years 2007 through 2025, $5,000,000.

(2) For fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.

(f) Technical assistance grants for nonprofit community-Based groups

Section 2064(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking to carry out the program under this section. and inserting to carry out the program under this section—; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

(1) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012; and

(2) for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.

(a) General treatment for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans

Section 2031 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking (a); and

(2) by striking subsection (b).

(b) Additional services for seriously ill mentally ill and homeless veterans at certain locations

Section 2033 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).

(c) Housing assistance for homeless veterans

Section 2041 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c).

(d) Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans

Section 2066 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).

(e) Transfer of real property

Section 8118(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5).

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