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Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
To amend 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.
Summary
This bill amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require that service-connected disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs be excluded when determining whether disabled veterans qualify as low-income or moderate-income for housing assistance programs. States, local governments, and Indian tribes administering housing programs must exclude this disability compensation from income calculations for eligibility purposes. The bill also requires the Comptroller General to submit a report within one year examining how service-connected disability compensation is treated across all Housing and Urban Development programs, identifying any inconsistencies with this amendment, and providing legislative recommendations to better serve veteran populations in housing programs.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI)
Actions (2)
- May 12, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. · senate
- May 12, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 12, 2025
Mr. Crapo (for himself and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To amend 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.
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 “Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act”.
SEC. 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 the person from the Department of Veterans Affairs.”.
SEC. 3. REPORT.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 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 with the amendment made by section 2, provides legislative recommendations relating to how that program could better serve veteran populations and underserved communities. <all>
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