H.R. 3522 · 111th Congress
Veterans Hardship Outreach for Priority Eights (HOPE) Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Zack Space
- Introduced
- 2009-07-31
- Latest action
- 2009-09-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Veterans Hardship Outreach for Priority Eights (HOPE) Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide grants and other assistance to states for the purpose of providing outreach to veterans who may be able to apply for a change in priority under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) patient enrollment system due to hardship.
Requires priority for such grants and assistance be given to states with: (1) veteran populations of at least 500,000; and (2) unemployment rates exceeding the national average unemployment rate.
Sets a limit on the amount of such grants and assistance provided to any one state in any fiscal year.