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119-hr-224119th CongressWALLET

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

Sponsored By: Representative De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

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Summary

Excludes VA service-connected disability compensation from HUD income calculations. The Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act makes VA disability pay not count when states, local governments, or tribes decide who is low or moderate income for HUD programs.

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  • Veterans and families: Veterans who receive service-connected disability compensation may qualify for more HUD housing programs because that payment is not counted as income.
  • State, local, and tribal housing agencies: States, units of general local government, and Indian tribes must exclude VA disability compensation when determining low- and moderate-income status for HUD-administered programs.
  • Oversight and policy fixes: The Comptroller General must report to Congress within 1 year on how HUD programs treat this compensation and recommend legislative fixes where treatment is inconsistent.

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Veterans disability pay not counted for housing

If you get VA service-connected disability pay, it is not counted as income for HUD low or moderate income checks. States, local governments, and tribes must follow this rule. This can help more disabled veterans qualify for housing programs or pay less where rents are income-based. The change applies starting on enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]

    AK • R

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

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