H.R. 3869

Summary

H.R. 3869, the Every Veteran Housed Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 10, 2025 by Rep. Maxine Dexter (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on May 20, 2026: Committee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 3869 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 3869 IH: Every Veteran Housed Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3869  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 10, 2025   Ms. Dexter  introduced the following bill; which
        was referred to the  Committee on Veterans’
  Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for homelessness benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Every Veteran Housed Act  .
2.
Expansion of eligibility for homelessness benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
(a)
Expansion
Section 2002 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by striking
(a)  In General.—  ; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
(3)
The term  veteran  includes a person who was discharged or released from a period of service as a member of the uniformed services—
(A)
under conditions other than—
(i)
dishonorable; or
(ii)
by reason of the sentence of a general court-martial; and
(B)
regardless of—
(i)
the length of such period of service;
(ii)
whether such member was a member of an active or reserve component of the uniformed services;
(iii)
whether such service was active duty;
(iv)
whether such person currently serves as a member of the uniformed services; and
(v)
whether such person was discharged or released from another period of service under conditions described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).
(4)
The term  uniformed services  has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10.
 ; and
(2)
by striking subsection (b).
(b)
Conforming amendments
(1)
Certain service deemed to be active service
Section 106(b) of such title is amended, in the matter following paragraph (3), by inserting  20,  after  19, .
(2)
Minimum active-duty service requirement
Section 5303A(b)(3)(F) of such title is amended by striking  section 2011, 2012, 2013, 2044, or 2061  and inserting  chapter 20 .

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for homelessness benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Maxine Dexter (D) sponsors H.R. 3869, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Maxine Dexter

Rep. · D–OR-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 10, 2025

Deborah Ross

Rep. · D–NC-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 30, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 3869 went before 2 committees: Veterans' Affairs and Economic Opportunity Subcommittee.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Hearings By (full committee) · May 20, 2026 · 285 Bills

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Discharged from · Mar 18, 2026 · 65 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3869 has taken 6 actions since Jun 10, 2025, the latest on May 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 3869 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3869 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Every Veteran Housed Act — Display Title
• Every Veteran Housed Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for homelessness benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3869 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3869 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3869’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 3869 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Homelessness and emergency shelter to Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3869, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DEXTER:H.R. 3869.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2615]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com