Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act changes a HUD income rule so VA service-connected disability compensation does not count against a disabled veteran when states, local governments, or Indian tribes decide whether someone is low- or moderate-income for Housing and Community Development Act programs. It also orders the Government Accountability Office to review every HUD program and tell Congress where VA disability compensation is still treated inconsistently.
Who Benefits and How
Disabled veterans receiving VA disability compensation benefit because those payments would no longer push them over the income ceiling for covered housing assistance. The practical effect is a lower eligibility barrier for veterans whose disability compensation previously made them look less needy on paper even though the payment is tied to service-connected impairment.
States, local governments, and Indian tribes administering Community Development Block Grant-style programs get a clear rule: exclude VA service-connected disability compensation when calculating low- and moderate-income status. Veterans service organizations also gain a concrete statutory standard they can point to when helping veterans challenge inconsistent income calculations.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State and local housing administrators and tribal housing offices must update eligibility screens, staff guidance, and applicant review practices so VA service-connected disability compensation is excluded. GAO must produce a one-year report comparing HUD programs and recommending legislative changes for any programs that still count disability compensation differently.
Key Provisions
- Excludes VA service-connected disability compensation from low- and moderate-income determinations under the Housing and Community Development Act.
- Requires states, units of local government, and Indian tribes to apply the exclusion when they administer covered HUD-funded programs.
- Directs GAO to report within one year on how all HUD programs treat service-connected disability compensation.
- Identifies inconsistent HUD programs and requires GAO to recommend legislative fixes to Congress.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Excludes VA service-connected disability compensation from income tests for Community Development Block Grant low- and moderate-income status, then requires GAO to review whether other HUD programs treat that compensation consistently.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Veterans
Primary Purpose
Excludes VA service-connected disability compensation from income tests for Community Development Block Grant low- and moderate-income status, then requires GAO to review whether other HUD programs treat that compensation consistently.
Policy Domains
Disabled veteran housing income treatment
Identified Gains
- Disabled veterans receiving VA service-connected disability compensation
- Veterans service organizations assisting housing applicants
Identified Costs
- State and local housing program administrators
- Tribal housing administrators
- Government Accountability Office
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Signed into LawBecame Public Law No: 119-70.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S52)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous …
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by …
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Government Accountability Office, Indian tribes administering HUD programs, Tribal housing administrators
State and local housing program administrators, State housing program administrators
Disabled veterans receiving VA service-connected disability compensation
Disabled veterans receiving VA disability compensation
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "comptroller_general"
- → Government Accountability Office
- "state_local_tribal_administrators"
- → States, units of general local government, and Indian tribes administering covered housing programs
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Compensation received from the Department of Veterans Affairs for a service-connected disability.
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