Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Emmer, …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires states and localities to exclude VA service-connected disability compensation when determining income eligibility for HUD housing programs, helping disabled veterans qualify for housing assistance.
Who Benefits and How
Disabled veterans gain better access to housing programs by excluding VA compensation from income calculations. Veterans with service-connected disabilities are less likely to be deemed over-income.
Who Bears the Burden and How
GAO must study treatment of VA compensation across HUD programs. States and localities must implement exclusion.
Key Provisions
- VA disability compensation excluded from income calculations
- Applies to low/moderate income determinations under CDBG
- GAO report on treatment across all HUD programs within 1 year
- States, localities, and tribes must implement exclusion
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Excludes VA disability compensation from income for HUD programs
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Improve disabled veteran housing access by adjusting income rules"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "comptroller"
- → Comptroller General
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