Improving Legal Services for Female Veterans Act

H.R. 3189 · 116th Congress · Jun 10, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a partnership to provide legal services to women veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Improving Legal Services for Female Veterans Act”.

2. Department of Veterans Affairs public-private partnership on legal services for women veterans

(a)

Partnership required— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a partnership with at least one nongovernmental organization to provide legal services to women veterans.

(b)

Focus— The focus of the partnership established under subsection (a) shall be on the 10 highest unmet needs of women veterans as set forth in the most recently completed Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups for Veterans (CHALENG for Veterans) survey.

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Jun 10, 2019viewing Introduced in House Ms. Wild (for herself, Ms. Moore, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Porter, Ms. Shalala, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Case, Mr. Trone, Ms. Houlahan, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Scanlon, and Ms. Dean) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Improving Legal Services for Female Veterans Act

1. Short title

2. Department of Veterans Affairs public-private partnership on legal services for women veterans

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