Home for the Brave Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4322
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2017-11-09
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Disability assistance

Low- and moderate-income housing

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Home for the Brave Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to exclude veterans' service-connected disability or death benefits from income for purposes of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's assisted-housing programs determinations.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4322 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2017 Mr. Carbajal (for himself and Mr. Smucker ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To exclude from consideration as income under the housing assistance programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Home for the Brave Act of 2017 . 2. Exclusion of veterans disability benefits from income The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3531 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 15. Exclusion of veterans disability benefits from income Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts received by any member of a household or family as disability compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, or dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of such title, shall not be considered as income of such household or family for purposes of— (1) determining the eligibility of such family or household for assistance under any program for housing assistance administered by the Secretary; (2) the amount of benefits payable to or on behalf of such family or household under such program; or (3) the amount of rent paid by such family or household for occupancy of a dwelling unit assisted under any such program. .