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Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Act

Floor Speech

Date: May 17, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Veterans Housing and Property

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Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak on H.R. 240, the Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Act introduced by Congresswoman Julia Brownley.

There is increasing concern that shelters and homeless veteran housing is not created to serve families, and that homeless veterans with children may avoid seeking out services because they are afraid of being separated from their children.

Representative Brownley's legislation seeks to start addressing the issue by ensuring that veterans with families are prioritized within the homeless veterans reintegration program, or HVRP. HVRP seeks to address reintegrating homeless veterans into the workforce through grants to partner organizations.

Mr. Speaker, in 2018, the Department of Labor identified homeless female veterans and veterans with families as one of the three priority populations for HVRP services. H.R. 240 would prioritize homeless veterans with dependent children within the homeless veteran reintegration program to ensure they get the resources they need to return to housing without the fear of losing their children should they seek help.

I applaud Representative Brownley for her work on this legislation, and I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting the Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Act.

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