Rounds applauds approval of larger legislation containing his bill to help end veterans homelessness

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) applauded recent action by the U.S. House of Representatives to approve his bipartisan bill to help end veterans’ homelessness as part of a larger veteran benefits improvements package that is heading to the president’s desk to be signed into law.

“I thank my colleagues in Congress for their support of this legislation, which seeks to make sure every veteran has the resources they need to find a home,” said Sen. Rounds, who serves on the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. “I look forward to President Trump signing this bill into law.”

Sen. Rounds in October introduced the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020, S. 4858, with bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA). The same-named H.R. 8275, was introduced in September by U.S. Reps. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Mike Levin (D-CA). 

The measure — which will make certain enhancements to grants awarded by the VA and contracts between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and entities that provide services to homeless veterans — passed both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate as part of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, H.R. 7105, which is set to become law.

“No veteran should be without a place to call home,” said Sen. Rounds. “While there has been progress made over the past decade at reducing the number of veterans experiencing homelessness, there are still too many vets without a roof over their heads. These are men and women who’ve served and sacrificed for us — they deserve every benefit they’ve earned.”