Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act
Summary
Homeless Veterans Credit Repair, Enhancement, and Debt Improvement for Tomorrow Act or the Homeless Veterans CREDIT Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a comprehensive study on access to, and use and effects of, financial and credit counseling for homeless veterans and veterans experiencing housing instability.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 23, 2021
Last action Jun 16, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Jun 16, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
lower
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2775-2776)
lower
Jun 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2775-2776)
lower
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Pallone, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
Co
Alcee L. Hastings
DDemocratic
Co
Bobby L. Rush
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
Co
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Kaiali’i Kahele
DDemocratic
Co
Michael F. Q. San Nicolas
DDemocratic
Co
Nikema Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Stephen F. Lynch
DDemocratic
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