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LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you my friend Lt Col Charlie Brown for making us aware that the bill introduced by senator Tester on June 22, 2021 has been advanced out of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.
Background from {[veterans.senate.gov/newsroom/majority-news/tester-rolls-out-comprehensive-bill-to-permanently-expand-pandemic-support-to-homeless-veterans]}
Chairman’s Building Solutions for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness Act to cut red tape on resources to support unhoused veterans post-pandemic
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
(U.S. Senate) – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester is introducing legislation today to make permanent critical pandemic-relief resources that have become essential to providing the most effective care and support to unhoused veterans and their families. This legislation will be considered tomorrow during a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing.
The Chairman’s Building Solutions for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness Act of 2021 would permanently cut red tape on grants provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for organizations assisting veterans experiencing homelessness—extending provisions under Tester’s Grant Regulation Adjustment during the Coronavirus Emergency for Homeless Veterans (GRACE) Act of 2020. This bill would also ensure that organizations have the necessary funding to continue supporting veterans and avoid derailing their pre-pandemic progress toward effectively ending veteran homelessness. And it would expand veterans’ access to critical resources to help them get quickly back on their feet, including increased access to transportation, case management services, job training benefits, and improved transitional housing for aging veterans.
“While the country is turning a corner in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve still got a long ways to go in tackling veteran homelessness,” said Chairman Tester. “That’s why I’m introducing legislation to keep pandemic-related safety nets in place that have become an essential lifeline in connecting more veterans with permanent and affordable housing through VA. This bill builds on our recent efforts to aggressively combat veteran homelessness, bringing us one step closer to ensuring every person who’s served this country has a safe place to call home.”

Here is VA Secretary Denis McDonough advocating for homeless veteran assistance at the 2021 National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Annual Conference (Virtual)
2021 National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Annual Conference (Virtual)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqN_90touzI

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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It's a small boost for veterans Lt Col Charlie Brown
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SPC Douglas Bolton
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Going in the right direction.
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