# 116-hr-2398: Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020

116-hr-2398, Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-2398
- Congress: 116
- Title: Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2019-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill expands eligibility for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing (VASH) rental voucher assistance to homeless veterans honorably discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service regardless of length of service. According to federal regulations, HUD was granted authority in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to waive or provide an alternative for the current requirement that HUD-VASH assistance be targeted to homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2019-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2019-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2019-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2019-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
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## Sources
- [116-hr-2398 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2398)

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- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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