# 119-hr-224: Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

119-hr-224, Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-224
- As of: 2026-07-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-224
- Congress: 119
- Title: Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Veterans disability pay not counted for housing: benefit, medium. 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 appl…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

## Sources
- [119-hr-224 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/224)

## Related
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-12)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-224 (as of 2026-07-19).