DemocratSecond Degree Amendment · S.Amdt. 3025· Senate(119-SAMDT-3025)

To require a report on veterans participating in the housing choice voucher program.

Rep. Smith
Age: 68 years
Minnesota
Introduced
7/24/2025
Last activity
8/1/2025 — Amendment SA 3025 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Sponsored by
Tina Smith
Cosponsors
None
Changes amendment
119-SAMDT-3411
On the bill
119-HR-3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Adopted

What this amendment would do

SA 3025, submitted by Ms. Smith, aims to add a new section to bill H.R. 3944.

The purpose of this amendment is to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a report to specific Senate and House committees. This report must identify the total number of veterans participating in the housing choice voucher program.

The amendment specifies the following:

  • The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must create the report in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
  • The report must be submitted no later than 180 days after the Act is enacted.
  • A veteran is defined as a person who was a member of the armed forces regardless of length of service.
  • People who received a dishonorable discharge or were dismissed by a general court-martial sentence are not included in the definition of a veteran.