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HR 965 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act

In plain language: This bill ensures that disabled veterans are not disqualified from federal supportive housing programs simply because they receive VA disability compensation. When officials determine whether a veteran is eligible for HUD-VASH housing vouchers or newly built housing on VA land, they will no longer count those disability payments as income. However, those benefits can still be considered when calculating the veteran's required monthly rent contribution.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, issue tags, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill targets disabled veterans and HUD-VASH applicants/recipients but does not specify population counts.
Fiscal magnitude—no CBO estimate published
Reach30provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Response to homelessness+35Welfare & anti-poverty+35

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Disabled veterans receiving VA benefitsTheir VA disability compensation and pension benefits will no longer be counted as income when qualifying for HUD-VASH vouchers, other housing assistance programs, or future HUD-assisted housing built on VA property, making it easier to meet income eligibility criteria.provisional

Who it burdens

  • Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administering housing agenciesMust update income eligibility determinations for HUD-VASH vouchers and future housing programs on VA property to exclude chapter 11 and chapter 15 VA disability benefits from income calculations.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Excludes veterans' service-connected disability compensation and pension benefits from income calculations when determining eligibility for the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program, while continuing to count those benefits when determining tenant rent based on adjusted income.

    Sec. 2(2)provisional

  2. Excludes veterans' disability compensation and pension benefits from income calculations when determining if a household currently receiving HUD-VASH rental assistance qualifies for other housing assistance programs.

    Sec. 2(2)provisional

  3. Requires HUD to exclude veterans' disability compensation and pension benefits from income when determining a veteran's eligibility to rent newly built housing on Department of Veterans Affairs property under future HUD housing assistance programs.

    Sec. 3(a)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Feb 11, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  2. Feb 10, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Feb 10, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H603)
  4. Feb 10, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H603)
  5. Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House
  6. Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House

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Sources & provenance

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