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Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act
To amend section 3(b)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude certain disability benefits from income for the purposes of determining eligibility for the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would amend federal housing law to exclude certain Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits from income when determining whether disabled veterans qualify for federal housing assistance programs. The exclusion would apply to disability benefits received under specific VA programs when determining eligibility for the supported housing program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The bill would apply when disabled veterans are seeking to rent housing units on federal property or receive rental assistance through housing assistance programs.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
9 cosponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
Actions (2)
- Apr 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2565-2566) · senate
- Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 10, 2025
Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Crapo, and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To amend section 3(b)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude certain disability benefits from income for the purposes of determining eligibility for the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act”.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN DISABILITY BENEFITS.
Section 3(b)(4)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(4)(B)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
“(iv) for the purpose of determining income eligibility with respect to the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, except that this exclusion shall not apply to the income in the definition of adjusted income;
“(v) for the purpose of determining income eligibility with respect to any household receiving rental assistance under the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19) as it relates to eligibility for other types of housing assistance, any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, except that this exclusion shall not apply to income in the definition of adjusted income;”.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISABILITY BENEFITS.
(a) In General.—When determining the eligibility of a veteran to rent a residential dwelling unit constructed on Department property on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, for which assistance is provided as part of a housing assistance program administered by the Secretary, the Secretary shall exclude from income any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code by such person.
(b) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) Department property.—The term “Department property” has the meaning given the term in section 901 of title 38, United States Code. <all>
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