Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

Bill: 119-hr-224
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
Introduced: 2025-01-07
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Disability assistance

Low- and moderate-income housing

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-11
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act</strong></p><p>This bill excludes compensation received&nbsp;for a military service-connected disability from a veteran's income when determining eligibility for assistance under the&nbsp;Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)&nbsp;program.</p><p>The CDBG program provides grants to urban communities for development activities focused on revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.</p><p>Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on how service-connected disability compensation is treated when determining eligibility for all programs administered by&nbsp;the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This includes identifying instances where the treatment of such compensation is inconsistent with the requirement under this bill.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 224 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT To amend section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act . 2. Service connected disability compensation Section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(20) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Service-connected disability compensation When determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income under this paragraph, a State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe shall exclude any service-connected disability compensation received by such person from the Department of Veterans Affairs. . 3. Report The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a report that— (1) examines how service-connected disability compensation is treated for the purposes of determining eligibility for all programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (2) identifies any instances where service-connected disability compensation is treated in a manner inconsistent with the amendment made by section 2; and (3) with respect to each program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in which service-connected disability compensation is treated inconsistently, provides legislative recommendations relating to how such program could better serve veteran populations, and under-served communities.

Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 224 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act . 2. Service connected disability compensation Section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(20) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Service-connected disability compensation When determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income under this paragraph, a State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe shall exclude any service-connected disability compensation received by such person from the Department of Veterans Affairs. . 3. Report The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a report that— (1) examines how service-connected disability compensation is treated for the purposes of determining eligibility for all programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (2) identifies any instances where service-connected disability compensation is treated in a manner inconsistent with the amendment made by section 2; and (3) with respect to each program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in which service-connected disability compensation is treated inconsistently, provides legislative recommendations relating to how such program could better serve veteran populations, and under-served communities.

Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 224 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2025 Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Mr. Sherman , Mr. Emmer , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Ciscomani , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Meuser , Mr. Fitzpatrick , and Mr. Sessions ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act . 2. Service connected disability compensation Section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(20) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Service-connected disability compensation When determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income under this paragraph, a State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe shall exclude any service-connected disability compensation received by such person from the Department of Veterans Affairs. . 3. Report The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a report that— (1) examines how service-connected disability compensation is treated for the purposes of determining eligibility for all programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (2) identifies any instances where service-connected disability compensation is treated in a manner inconsistent with the amendment made by section 2; and (3) with respect to each program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in which service-connected disability compensation is treated inconsistently, provides legislative recommendations relating to how such program could better serve veteran populations, and under-served communities.