We have a duty to the men and women who have bravely put their lives on the line to defend our country, and we must provide them with the assistance they need to ensure they have a home to return to.
Provide veterans with assistance needed to ensure they have housing.
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Evidence
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The Veterans section says, "we must provide them with the assistance they need to ensure they have a home to return to," and says Jackson cosponsored the Return Home to Housing Act, supported the VA Home Loan Awareness Act, and cosponsored the VA Loan Informed Disclosure Act.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson [D-IL-1] as a cosponsor on 10/10/2023. The bill aimed to adjust VA per diem payments to grantees that provide services and transitional housing to homeless veterans; the bill remained at the Introduced status.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Jackson as a cosponsor on 11/02/2023. The CRS summary says the bill would require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to add a disclosure notifying military-service applicants that they may qualify for a VA Home Loan; the bill status was Introduced.
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The Clerk records H.R.8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, as passed 389-9 on 11/18/2024. The vote list records Jackson (IL), Democratic, Illinois, as voting Yea.
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Congress.gov says S.141 became Public Law No. 118-210 on 01/02/2025. Its public-law summary says the act addresses VA services including home loans and homelessness; Title IV increases through FY2027 the maximum VA per diem payments to entities furnishing services and transitional housing to homeless veterans, authorizes up to 200% rates for some grantees, and authorizes certain assistance for homeless veterans in HUD-VASH.
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VA states the GPD National Program Office has fully implemented the increased per diem rates offered through September 30, 2027, under the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, and that grantees may request higher rates including up to 133% generally and waivers up to 200%.
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Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act Status: Passed Jackson (IL) | Jackson (IL) | Democratic | IL | Yea
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The GPD National Program Office has fully implemented the increased per diem rates offered through September 30, 2027, under the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (P.L. 118-210). GPD Per diem Only (PDO), Service Center (SC) and Transition in Place (TIP) grantees have the option to apply for a waiver of per diem of up to 200% of the State Home Rate Maximum during open windows of availability.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing its implementation plan for section 403 of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, which authorizes VA to provide food, shelter, transportation, and other items to homeless Veterans when necessary.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced a record high $1.17 billion in grants to 680 organizations across the country to help Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Assessments
Delivered in the same federal House term. Jackson took direct same-term legislative action by cosponsoring veterans-housing and VA home-loan assistance bills, including the Return Home to Housing Act, and by voting for the House veterans package that became part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. That enacted law expanded VA homeless-veterans housing support, including higher per diem payments for entities providing services and transitional housing and assistance connected to HUD-VASH. The promise was broad rather than a pledge to end veteran homelessness, so enactment and implementation of meaningful federal housing assistance for veterans is enough for delivery credit.