{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-helps-pass-two-bills-to-improve-va-services-for-homeless-and-aging-veterans", "Pappas Helps Pass Two Bills to Improve VA Services for Homeless and Aging Veterans", "2023-12-05", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Chris Pappas", "P000614", "pappas.house.gov", "pappas", "https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Veterans\u2019 Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA), helped pass two bills focused on improving U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs\u2019 (VA) services for vulnerable veteran populations, homeless and aging, in the House today. These two bills are the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act andthe Housing our Military Veterans Effectively (HOME) Act of 2023.\n\n\u201cThere is no more sacred promise than the one we make to our service members and veterans for their service to our country,\u201d said Congressman Pappas. \u201cWe must ensure VA services are meeting the needs of all veterans and that those who have dedicated themselves to supporting our veterans have the flexibility and resources to accomplish their mission. I\u2019m pleased to see these bills, which will help improve VA services and resources for homeless and aging veterans, two of our most vulnerable veteran populations, pass the House today. I\u2019ll continue working with my colleagues and VA to ensure veterans are being provided with the highest possible level of care.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act would improve VA programs for aging veterans. This bipartisan bill requires VA to establish agreements with outside providers to furnish medical and social services to veterans who are not in VA nursing homes, requires the VA to improve in-home assistance and support for caregivers of veterans, raises the limit on expenses for nursing home care provided outside of VA facilities, and requires several studies related to medical and health services for elderly veterans. Text of the bill is here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-helps-pass-two-bills-to-improve-va-services-for-homeless-and-aging-veterans"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0071750730276108, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}