# 119-s-4043: Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act

119-s-4043, Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4043
- As of: 2026-08-22
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4043
- Congress: 119
- Title: Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Makes permanent authority for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide treatment and rehabilitation to veterans who are seriously mentally ill and homeless.** It would amend 38 U.S.C. §2031 by removing subsection (b) and adjusting the prefatory language of subsection (a) to codify that authority.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Clearer VA care for homeless veterans: benefit, medium. This bill would clarify the VA's authority to provide treatment and rehabilitation to veterans who are both homeless and seriously mentally ill. It would do this by removing subsection (b) and adjusting the prefatory text of 38 U.S.C. §2031. If enacted, the change would take effect upon enactment.…

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## Sources
- [119-s-4043 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4043)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-199)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4043 (as of 2026-08-22).