Write-Ups

NCHV Articles on Congressional Activity and Policy Issues

2013

• President's FY 2014 Budget Includes Record Funding for Homeless Veteran Programs (April 11)
• Legislative Update: Sequestration Spares All but One Homeless Veteran-Specific Program (March 26)
• Policy & Legislative Update: Is the Five-Year Plan to End Veteran Homelessness Working? (Jan. 22)
• President's Message: Veteran Housing, Securing Service Capacity (Jan. 22)

2012

• Policy & Legislative Update: Contentious Issues Remain for the 112th Congress (Nov. 2)
• NCHV Publishes Reports on Member Survey, Concerns Identified at Annual Conference (Oct. 4)
• Bill to Reauthorize, Improve Critical Homeless Veteran Programs Signed into Law (Aug. 7)
• Senate Passes Bill to Reauthorize, Improve Critical Homeless Veteran Programs (July 19)
• Highlights from the 2012 NCHV Annual Conference (July 9)
• Appeal to Leadership to Preserve, Advance the Five-Year Plan (May 7)
• FY 2013 Budget Keeps America on Track to End Veteran Homelessness by 2015 (Feb. 27)
• Gearing Up for 2012 - The "Critical" Year (Feb. 8)

2011

• 11,000 New Permanent Supportive Housing Vouchers for Veterans Signed into Law (Dec. 9)
• Recommendations for Homeless Veteran Programs: President's FY 2013 Budget (Nov. 4)
• President Signs Bill Reauthorizing Major Homeless Veteran Programs (Oct. 19)
• FY 2012 NCHV Policy Priorities (May 12)
• Final FY 2011 Appropriations Bill Restores New HUD-VASH Vouchers (April 12)
• Congressional Letter to Restore New HUD-VASH Vouchers in FY 2011 (March 30)
• Press Conference on FY 2011 HUD-VASH Funding (March 10)
• House Cuts 10,000 New Housing Vouchers for Homeless Veterans in FY 2011 (March 1)

2010

• 111th Congress Recap (Dec. 28)
• Little Time, Uncertainty Remain for Congressional Action (Nov. 2)
• New Law Authorizes Program for Homeless Women Vets, Homeless Vets with Children (Oct. 19)
• VA, HUD Appropriations Bills Pass Full House of Representatives (Aug. 27)
• Senate, House Appropriations Committees Approve Record Homeless Veterans Funding (July 22)
• Two Major Veteran Homelessness Bills Await Senate Action (June 10)
• Senate Appropriations Subcommittees Address HUD-VASH, Veteran Homelessness (May 21)
• H.R. 4810 Passes House, SVAC Holds Hearing on Ending Veteran Homelessness (March 25)
• Second Session Starts Strongly (March 8)
• Closing Out the First Session (Jan. 24)

2009

• Homeless Veterans Bills Advance on Capitol Hill (Oct. 23)
• 111th Congress First Session (Oct. 8)
• Legislative Update (Aug. 27)
• FY 2010 Budget (June 25)
• FY 2009 Appropriations (May 6)
• Veteran Homelessness Prevention Platform (March 23)
• Public Policy Action (Feb. 26)

2008

• Congress Passes Stopgap Spending Measure and VA Health Legislation (Oct. 7)
• House Passes Homes for Heroes Act of 2008 (Sept. 9)
• Congress Begins Work on FY 2009 Appropriations (Aug. 1)
• Congress Begins Work on FY 2009 Budget (April 10)

2007

• Public Policy Action (Dec. 30)