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Union Calendar No. 129 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2938 
[Report No. 116–169] 
To exempt from the calculation of monthly income certain benefits paid 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2019 
Mrs. MCBATH (for herself and Mr. STEUBE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JULY 23, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Mr. NADLER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Ms. BASS, Mr. SIRES, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. 
MCEACHIN, 
Mr. 
NEGUSE, 
Ms. 
ESCOBAR, 
Ms. 
MOORE, 
Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. THOMPSON 
of Mississippi, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. WILSON of 
Florida, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. JOHNSON 
of Texas, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. KILMER, and Ms. FINKENAUER 
JULY 23, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To exempt from the calculation of monthly income certain 
benefits paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
and the Department of Defense. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring American 
Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘HAVEN 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF CURRENT MONTHLY INCOME. 
Section 101(10A) of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(B)(i) includes any amount paid by any 
entity other than the debtor (or in a joint case 
the debtor and the debtor’s spouse), on a reg-
ular basis for the household expenses of the 
debtor or the debtor’s dependents (and in a 
joint case the debtor’s spouse if not otherwise 
a dependent); and 
‘‘(ii) excludes— 
‘‘(I) benefits received under the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); 
‘‘(II) payments to victims of war 
crimes or crimes against humanity on ac-
count of their status as victims of such 
crimes; 
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‘‘(III) payments to victims of inter-
national terrorism or domestic terrorism, 
as those terms are defined in section 2331 
of title 18, on account of their status as 
victims of such terrorism; and 
‘‘(IV) any monthly compensation, pen-
sion, pay, annuity, or allowance paid under 
title 10, 37, or 38 in connection with a dis-
ability, combat-related injury or disability, 
or death of a member of the uniformed 
services, except that any retired pay ex-
cluded under this subclause shall include 
retired pay paid under chapter 61 of title 
10 only to the extent that such retired pay 
exceeds the amount of retired pay to which 
the debtor would otherwise be entitled if 
retired under any provision of title 10 
other than chapter 61 of that title.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 129 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2938 
[Report No. 116–169] 
A BILL 
To exempt from the calculation of monthly income 
certain benefits paid by the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs and the Department of Defense. 
JULY 23, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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