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119-hr-5936119th CongressWALLET

Home for the Brave Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would _exclude VA disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation from household income for HUD housing assistance programs_. That change would stop those VA payments from being counted when deciding eligibility, benefit levels, and rent for households in HUD programs.

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  • Veterans and their families would not have VA disability or survivor payments counted as income when applying for or living in HUD-assisted housing. That may make some households eligible for assistance or lower the rent they pay.
  • Public housing tenants and other HUD-assisted households with a member receiving those VA payments would see those amounts ignored in income calculations used to set benefit levels and tenant rent shares.
  • Housing agencies and HUD administrators would be required to exclude these specific VA payments when determining household income for program eligibility, benefit amounts, and rent calculations.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Exclude VA disability from HUD income

If enacted, VA disability compensation and dependency and indemnity payments would not count as household income for HUD housing programs. This applies to payments under 38 U.S.C. chapter 11 and chapter 13. The exclusion would be used for eligibility, benefit amounts, and the rent calculation for HUD-assisted units. The rule would override other laws only as needed to ensure this exclusion for HUD purposes.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

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

    PA • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2026

  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 2/4/2026

  • Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]

    GU • R

    Sponsored 2/9/2026

  • Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/9/2026

  • Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2026

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2026

  • Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/11/2026

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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