# 119-s-1415: Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act

119-s-1415, Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1415
- Congress: 119
- Title: Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-27

## Summary

**Excludes certain VA disability benefits from income tests for HUD supported housing.** This bill would make disability payments under 38 U.S.C. chapters 11 and 15 not count as income when determining eligibility for HUD's supported housing program under section 8(o)(19) and for HUD-funded housing on Department property. - Veterans receiving disability pay: Their chapter 11 or 15 benefits would be ignored in income checks for the Section 8(o)(19) supported housing program, which could increase their chances of qualifying for that assistance. - Households getting rental assistance under 8(o)(19): When assessing eligibility for other HUD housing help, those veterans' VA disability benefits would be excluded from household income calculations. - Veterans renting units on Department of Veterans Affairs property: HUD-administered assistance for units constructed on Department property would exclude those disability payments from income tests. The bill preserves the current definition of "adjusted income" by excluding these benefits only for eligibility checks, not from adjusted income calculations.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA disability pay not counted for HUD: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would stop HUD from counting a veteran's disability benefits under 38 U.S.C. chapters 11 and 15 as income when deciding eligibility for HUD's supported housing program (section 8(o)(19)). It would also require HUD to exclude those same VA disability benefits when determining a…

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- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.

## Sources
- [119-s-1415 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1415)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-339)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1415 (as of 2026-09-27).