Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1816
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2015-04-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Disability assistance

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Public housing

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development housing assistance purposes any Department of Veterans Affairs payments made to veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for expenses related to such aid and attendance.</p>

action_date: 2015-05-18
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><strong>Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development 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> <p> Amends the the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to reduce the VA employee bonus and award dollar amount limitation applicable to each of FY2016-FY2020 by $10 million.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1816 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2015 Mr. Heck of Nevada 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 2015 . 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 .

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1816 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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 2015 . 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 . 3. Limitation on awards and bonuses paid to employees of Department of Veterans Affairs Section 705 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 38 U.S.C. 703 note) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that the dollar amount limitation applicable under this section for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 shall be such dollar amount as reduced by $10,000,000 .

Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1816 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT 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 2015 . 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 . 3. Limitation on awards and bonuses paid to employees of Department of Veterans Affairs Section 705 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 38 U.S.C. 703 note) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that the dollar amount limitation applicable under this section for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 shall be such dollar amount as reduced by $10,000,000 .

Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk Robert F. Reeves, Deputy Clerk