Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-825
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2013-02-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance

Public housing

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing assistance purposes any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) payments made to veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for expenses related to such aid and attendance.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 825 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2013 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Capito , Ms. Brownley of California , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Renacci , Mr. Barber , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Gardner , and Mr. Carney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To exclude from consideration as income under the United States Housing Act of 1937 payments of pension made under section 1521 of title 38, United States Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid and attendance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 . 2. Exclusion from income Paragraph (4) of section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(4) ) is amended— (1) by striking and any amounts and inserting , any amounts ; (2) by striking or any deferred and inserting , any deferred ; and (3) by inserting after prospective monthly amounts the following: , and any expenses related to aid and attendance as detailed under section 1521 of title 38, United States Code .