S.514: Deborah Sampson Act

Overview

The Deborah Sampson Act (S.514) would increase the DoVA’s Support Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) anti-homelessness program by an additional appropriation of $20 million to the SSVF specifically for women’s veteran’s issues.

H.R. 3224 is the House companion bill that passed the House on November 12th.

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Our Stance

Watching

Priority

Medium

Bill Number

S.514

Date Introduced

February 14, 2019

Committee

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee

Bill Status

Introduced or Prefiled

Sponsor

Sen. Jon Tester

Co Sponsors