Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act
Sponsored By: Representative Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
Passed House
Summary
Excludes veterans' disability benefits under 38 U.S.C. chapters 11 and 15 from income calculations for certain HUD housing programs. This change focuses on the HUD-supported Section 8(o)(19) program and related rental-assistance eligibility so more veterans can qualify.
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- Veterans and families: Disability benefits paid under chapter 11 or chapter 15 will not count as income for Section 8(o)(19) eligibility. The exclusion may not apply to the definition of "adjusted income".
- Current HUD-assisted households: For households receiving rental assistance under Section 8(o)(19), a veteran's chapter 11 or chapter 15 benefits are excluded when determining eligibility for other types of housing aid.
- Future housing on Department property: When HUD funds rental assistance for units built on Department of Veterans Affairs property after enactment, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development must exclude those veteran disability benefits from income.
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VA disability not counted for HUD housing
If enacted, VA disability payments under 38 U.S.C. chapters 11 or 15 would not count as income for certain HUD housing programs. For veterans in the HUD supported housing program (the program under section 8(o)(19)), those disability payments would be excluded when HUD figures income and rent and when HUD checks eligibility for other housing help if the household gets rental help under that program. HUD would also have to exclude the same VA disability pay when deciding eligibility to rent units built on Department property on or after enactment, but only where the unit's assistance is part of a HUD program that did not exist at enactment. The exclusion applies only to disability benefits paid to veterans. The bill notes the exclusion may not apply to the statutory definition of "adjusted income."
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Sessions
TX • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Ciscomani
AZ • R
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Aguilar
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Obernolte
CA • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
FL • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Friedman
CA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
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