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Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

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Introduced:
Jan 7, 2025
Policy Area:
Housing and Community Development

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10
Actions
11
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
5
Subjects
3
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Feb 11, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Jan 7, 2025 00
<p><strong>Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act</strong></p><p>This bill excludes compensation received&nbsp;for a military service-connected disability from a veteran's income when determining eligibility for assistance under the&nbsp;Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)&nbsp;program.</p><p>The CDBG program provides grants to urban communities for development activities focused on revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.</p><p>Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on how service-connected disability compensation is treated when determining eligibility for all programs administered by&nbsp;the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This includes identifying instances where the treatment of such compensation is inconsistent with the requirement under this bill.</p>

Actions (10)

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Feb 11, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H38310
Feb 10, 2025
4:19 PM
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H593)
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H37300
Feb 10, 2025
4:19 PM
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H593)
Type: Floor | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 8000
Feb 10, 2025
4:19 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 224.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H8D000
Feb 10, 2025
4:01 PM
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H593-595)
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H30000
Feb 10, 2025
4:01 PM
Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H30300
Feb 10, 2025
4:01 PM
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Jan 7, 2025

Subjects (5)

Congressional oversight Disability assistance Housing and Community Development (Policy Area) Low- and moderate-income housing Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Cosponsors (11)

Rep. Begich, Nicholas [R-AK-At Large]
(R-AK)
Feb 10, 2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
(R-IA)
Feb 5, 2025
Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
(R-MN)
Jan 23, 2025
Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
(R-TX)
Jan 7, 2025
Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]
(R-AZ)
Jan 7, 2025
Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
(R-MN)
Jan 7, 2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
(R-PA)
Jan 7, 2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
(R-NY)
Jan 7, 2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
(R-PA)
Jan 7, 2025
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
(R-TX)
Jan 7, 2025
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
(D-CA)
Jan 7, 2025

Text Versions (3)

Referred in Senate

Feb 11, 2025
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Engrossed in House

Feb 10, 2025
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Introduced in House

Jan 7, 2025
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Full Bill Text

Length: 2,631 characters Version: Referred in Senate Version Date: Feb 11, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 12, 2025 6:22 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 224 Referred in Senate

(RFS) ]

<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 224

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 11, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To amend
section 102 (a) (20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income, and for other purposes.

(a)

(20) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 to require the exclusion of service-connected disability
compensation when determining whether a person is a person of low and
moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate
income, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Disabled Veterans Housing Support
Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 102 (a) (20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.

(a)

(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302

(a)

(20) ) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``
(C) Service-connected disability compensation.--When
determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate
income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income
under this paragraph, a State, unit of general local
government, or Indian tribe shall exclude any service-connected
disability compensation received by such person from the
Department of Veterans Affairs.''.
SEC. 3.

The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the
Congress a report that--

(1) examines how service-connected disability compensation
is treated for the purposes of determining eligibility for all
programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development;

(2) identifies any instances where service-connected
disability compensation is treated in a manner inconsistent
with the amendment made by
section 2; and (3) with respect to each program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in which service- connected disability compensation is treated inconsistently, provides legislative recommendations relating to how such program could better serve veteran populations, and under- served communities.

(3) with respect to each program administered by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in which service-
connected disability compensation is treated inconsistently,
provides legislative recommendations relating to how such
program could better serve veteran populations, and under-
served communities.

Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.
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