End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Takano
In Committee
Summary
Would prioritize vulnerable homeless veterans in HUD‑VASH case management and reshape voucher rules to expand access and protections. It would also strengthen reporting and independent oversight to track who gets served and how well case management works.
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- Veterans: Vulnerable homeless veterans, including those with chronic mental illness, chronic substance use disorders, or chronic physical disabilities, would get priority when assigning HUD‑VASH case managers and services.
- Oversight and quality: Requires annual HUD and VA reports that break out who is served and detail case manager qualifications, staffing ratios, contact frequency, services provided, voucher use, and barriers. It also orders a GAO report within one year to analyze local outcomes, recruitment and retention, and housing stability.
- Program operations: Authorizes VA rental assistance when a HUD‑VASH voucher is not the best fit, lets public housing agencies receive administrative fee support to help lease vouchers, and bars revoking assistance or penalizing veterans solely for refusing case management.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More housing vouchers for veterans
If enacted, more veterans could get a HUD‑VASH housing voucher. Veterans who are homeless, at risk, or on another housing program could get a voucher if VA decides it fits better. Veterans who do not need case management could still use a voucher if HUD allows this in its operating notice. These changes would start upon enactment.
Protections for refusing case management
If enacted, housing agencies and landlords could not end your voucher or evict you just for refusing case management. They also could not penalize you if VA pauses case management for health or safety. VA would keep trying to reach you and must provide case management if you later ask. Other legal reasons for eviction or termination would still apply. These protections would start upon enactment.
Funds to help lease veteran vouchers
If enacted, the government could pay extra fees to housing agencies to run HUD‑VASH vouchers. Money could cover security deposits and costs to keep landlords participating, to help veterans lease homes. The Secretary would define eligible expenses in a notice. Congress would need to appropriate such sums as may be necessary. These authorities would start upon enactment.
Priority case management for vulnerable veterans
If enacted, VA would have to provide case management to any veteran it finds needs it, if funding allows. Care could come from licensed VA staff or qualified groups in HUD’s coordinated entry system. VA would give priority to homeless veterans with chronic mental illness, substance use disorders, or serious physical disabilities. This would start upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Takano
CA • D
Cosponsors
Waters
CA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2025
Mrvan
IN • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Ross
NC • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Ramirez
IL • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Sherman
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Thanedar
MI • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Figures
AL • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Garcia (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Meng
NY • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Jayapal
WA • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Horsford
NV • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Larson (CT)
CT • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 4/15/2026
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