Veteran Housing Promise Act
Sponsored By: Representative Riley (NY)
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create permanent, flexible funding authority for multiple homeless‑veteran programs by removing fixed appropriations and replacing caps with "such sums as may be necessary." It would also extend several short‑term grant periods and convert some time‑limited authorizations into ongoing authorities.
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- Families and veterans with children: Preserves a $1.0 million funding level for the Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless Veterans With Children Reintegration Grant Program through FY2025 and would provide "such sums as may be necessary" beginning in FY2026, securing ongoing support for these households.
- Veterans with special needs and job reintegration: Keeps $5.0 million available for the Grant Program for Homeless Veterans With Special Needs through FY2025 and would switch to flexible funding from FY2026 onward. It also extends specific Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program funding through FY2026 and makes funding available as needed for FY2027 and later.
- VA administrators and community nonprofits: Allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to use Medical Services appropriations to fund supportive services for very low‑income veteran families in permanent housing and moves technical assistance grants for nonprofit groups toward ongoing funding authority, ending several time limits across multiple program sections.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More funding for homeless veterans
This bill would let VA homeless-veteran programs receive "such sums as may be necessary" instead of fixed dollar caps. It would make several grant authorities permanent or set multi-year funding rules. Examples: reintegration grants cover each of FY2024–FY2026 and then FY2027+ would be open-ended; women-and-children reintegration grants keep $1,000,000 for each of FY2011–FY2025 and would be open-ended from FY2026; special-needs grants list $5,000,000 for each of FY2007–FY2025 and would be open-ended from FY2026; technical assistance grants list $1,000,000 for each of FY2007–FY2012 and would be open-ended from FY2026. The bill would also allow VA to use amounts appropriated to its Department for Medical Services for certain supportive services. If enacted, veterans and nonprofits serving homeless veterans would see more stable funding authority, but actual spending would still depend on future congressional appropriations.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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