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Introduced Session

Homes for Heroes Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veterans fair access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs, (2) coordinate all HUD programs and activities relating to veterans, and (3) serve as a HUD liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Terminates, at the same time as such establishment, the position of Special Assistant for Veterans Programs in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. (Sec. 3) Directs HUD and VA to report annually to Congress with respect to veterans homelessness and housing assistance.

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Al Green (D)*,  Madeleine Bordallo (D),  André Carson (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  John Conyers (D),  Gene Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Janice Hahn (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Rubén Hinojosa (D),  Michael Honda (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  James Langevin (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Jim McDermott (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Charles Rangel (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  José Serrano (D),  Norma Torres (D), 

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (on 07/15/2015)

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