All Information (Except Text) for H.R.7105 - Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020116th Congress (2019-2020)
Sponsor: | Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (Introduced 06/04/2020) |
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Committees: | House - Veterans' Affairs; Budget | Senate - Veterans' Affairs |
Latest Action: | 01/05/2021 Became Public Law No: 116-315. (All Actions) |
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Resolving Differences
- To President
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- Armed Forces and National Security
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Titles (15)
Short Titles
Short Titles as Enacted
Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
Short Titles as Enacted for portions of this bill
- Deborah Sampson Act of 2020
- FREE Veteran Act of 2020
- Financial Refuge for Every Elderly Veteran Act of 2020
- Navy SEAL Bill Mulder Act of 2020
Short Titles - House of Representatives
Short Titles as Passed House
DELIVER Act
Dependable Employment and Living Improvements for Veterans Economic Recovery Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Homeless Veterans Coronavirus Response Act of 2020
Short Titles - Senate
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
Short Titles as Passed Senate for portions of this bill
- Deborah Sampson Act of 2020
- FREE Veteran Act of 2020
- Financial Refuge for Every Elderly Veteran Act of 2020
- Navy SEAL Bill Mulder Act of 2020
Official Titles
Official Titles - House of Representatives
Official Titles as Amended by House
To provide flexibility for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in caring for homeless veterans during a covered public health emergency, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes.
Official Title as Introduced
To provide flexibility for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in caring for homeless veterans during a covered public health emergency, and for other purposes.
Actions Overview (8)
Date | Actions Overview |
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01/05/2021 | Became Public Law No: 116-315. |
01/05/2021 | Signed by President. |
12/24/2020 | Presented to President. |
12/16/2020 | Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7169-7204) |
12/09/2020 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. |
12/09/2020 | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
09/23/2020 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. |
06/04/2020 | Introduced in House |
All Actions (24)
Date | Chamber | All Actions |
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01/05/2021 | Became Public Law No: 116-315. | |
01/05/2021 | Signed by President. | |
12/24/2020 | House | Presented to President. |
12/16/2020-3:23pm | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
12/16/2020-3:23pm | House | On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7169-7204) |
12/16/2020-2:21pm | House | The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 7105. |
12/16/2020-2:20pm | House | Mr. Takano moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H7169-7211) |
12/10/2020 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
12/09/2020 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7369-7370) |
12/09/2020 | Senate | S.Amdt.2696 Amendment SA 2696 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
12/09/2020 | Senate | S.Amdt.2696 Amendment SA 2696 proposed by Senator Inhofe for Senator Moran. (consideration: CR S7372; text: CR S7369-7370) In the nature of a substitute. |
12/09/2020 | Senate | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7372) |
12/09/2020 | Senate | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
09/24/2020 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
09/23/2020-1:39pm | House | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. |
09/23/2020-1:39pm | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
09/23/2020-1:39pm | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4754-4760) |
09/23/2020-1:13pm | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7105. |
09/23/2020-1:13pm | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4754-4763) |
09/23/2020-1:13pm | House | Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
07/13/2020 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Action By: Committee on Veterans' Affairs |
06/04/2020 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
06/04/2020 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
06/04/2020 | House | Introduced in House |
Cosponsors (10)
Cosponsor | Date Cosponsored |
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Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]* | 06/04/2020 |
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]* | 06/04/2020 |
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]* | 06/04/2020 |
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]* | 06/04/2020 |
Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]* | 06/04/2020 |
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]* | 06/04/2020 |
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]* | 06/04/2020 |
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]* | 06/04/2020 |
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]* | 06/04/2020 |
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] | 07/20/2020 |
Committees (3)
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Committee / Subcommittee | Date | Activity | Related Documents |
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House Veterans' Affairs | 06/04/2020 | Referred to | |
House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity | 07/13/2020 | Referred to | |
House Budget | 06/04/2020 | Referred to | |
Senate Veterans' Affairs | 09/24/2020 | Referred to | |
12/09/2020 | Discharged from |
Subjects (91)
Subject — Policy Area:
One Policy Area term, which best describes an entire measure, is assigned to every public bill or resolution.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Advisory bodies
- Asia
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Building construction
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Census and government statistics
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional tributes
- Consumer affairs
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disability and paralysis
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Economic performance and conditions
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal-Indian relations
- Food assistance and relief
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Land use and conservation
- Landlord and tenant
- Lawyers and legal services
- Lease and rental services
- Licensing and registrations
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Military personnel and dependents
- Minority health
- Motor vehicles
- National Guard and reserves
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Science and engineering education
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex offenses
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Transportation costs
- Unemployment
- User charges and fees
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Vietnam
- Wages and earnings
- Women's health
Latest Summary (2)
Shown Here:
Passed House (09/23/2020)
Dependable Employment and Living Improvements for Veterans Economic Recovery Act or the DELIVER Act
This bill addresses the employment and retraining of veterans and the administration of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and benefits for homeless veterans, specifically during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
Among other provisions, the bill
- modifies provisions relating to the administration of programs for homeless veterans, including by authorizing the VA to reallocate specified grant funds to provide homeless veterans and veterans participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program with transportation, assistance required for safety and survival, and communications equipment and services;
- expands eligibility for HUD-VASH rental assistance vouchers;
- requires the VA to make grants to eligible entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk for homelessness (with at least 10% of funding being utilized for women veterans);
- modifies the rates for per diem payments granted to organizations that furnish services to homeless veterans;
- permanently extends the referral and counseling services program for veterans who are at risk of homelessness and are transitioning from certain institutions (e.g., penal institutions);
- authorizes the VA to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Health and Human Services under which managers of the Indian Health Service may provide case management assistance to veterans who receive housing vouchers under the Tribal HUD-VASH program;
- requires certain VA medical facilities to enter into a contract or agreement with eligible entities to provide case management services to veterans as part of the HUD-VASH program;
- requires the VA to implement a program providing up to 12 months of nontransferable retraining assistance to up to 17,250 eligible veterans for the pursuit of a specified program of education;
- provides access to the National Directory of New Hires to the VA and the Department of Labor for the purpose of tracking the employment of veterans;
- reauthorizes and expands the program for the provision of off-base transition training for veterans and their spouses, including by requiring a preference for participation by states with economies significantly impacted by COVID-19; and
- adjusts certain loan fees related to the VA home loan guaranty program for loans refinanced after specified dates.