# 119-hr-5997: Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025

119-hr-5997, Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5997
- Congress: 119
- Title: Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-23

## Summary

**Establishes permanent $420 million annual funding for supportive services for very low‑income veteran families.** This bill would reshape how the Department of Veterans Affairs delivers and funds homelessness and special‑needs supports for veterans while changing related oversight and program authorities. - Very low‑income veteran families in permanent housing would get stable supportive services funding set at $420 million each fiscal year after FY2026, creating a predictable funding stream for case management and supports. - Homeless veterans with special needs and the organizations that serve them would see the grant program made continuous by removing its sunset, allowing grants to operate in every fiscal year going forward. - Programs that addressed treatment for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans and a housing assistance subsection would be removed from statute, and the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans would be eliminated, narrowing some existing authorities and formal oversight. *Would increase federal spending by $420 million per year starting after fiscal year 2026.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Would provide $420 million yearly for veteran families: benefit, medium. The bill would provide $420 million each year after fiscal year 2026 for supportive services for very low‑income veteran families in permanent housing. Programs could use this money for case management, counseling, and related help. The bill does not say how funds would be split or how much each fa…
- Would run special-needs veteran grants every year: benefit, medium. The bill would let VA run the grant program for homeless veterans with special needs every fiscal year. This removes the old sunset on the program years. It does not set funding amounts or say how grants would be awarded.
- Would cut VA homeless services: cost, high. This bill would remove parts of the law that back VA help for homeless and seriously mentally ill veterans. It would strike some treatment and housing authorities and end the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. If you rely on those subsections, services could be reduced or changed by VA. The t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5997 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5997)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5997 (as of 2026-09-23).