Bill · H.R. 224· House(119-HR-224)
Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
- Introduced
- 1/7/2025
- Last activity
- 1/20/2026 — Became Public Law No: 119-70.
- Sponsored by
- Monica De La Cruz
- Cosponsors
- - 10 - 1
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act," aims to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. It requires that service-connected disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs be excluded when determining a person's income level. This exclusion applies to classifications of low and moderate income, low income, or moderate income. The Act also mandates a report from the Comptroller General of the United States. This report must examine how this compensation is treated across all programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Yes· 3 of 8
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+7
The bill directly benefits veterans by ensuring their disability compensation is excluded when determining eligibility for housing programs.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+7
The bill expands the scope of benefits for veterans by ensuring their disability compensation does not count against their income for housing purposes.
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?+6
The bill aids people with disabilities by facilitating their access to housing programs regardless of their service-connected compensation.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Income Classification Adjustments: By excluding service-connected disability compensation from income calculations, individuals may be classified as having a lower income status. This applies to determining if a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income (Section 2).
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Program Oversight and Improvement: The Comptroller General is required to submit a report that identifies inconsistencies in how compensation is treated and provides legislative recommendations to better serve veteran populations and under-served communities (Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+7Good For People With Disabilities+6Good For Low Income Households+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Affordable Housing+6Improves Disability Rights+5Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+7
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- Public Law(1/21/2026)
The text as it became law
- Enrolled Bill
The final version, on its way to the President
- 1/20/2026
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 119-70.
- 1/13/2026
- Presented to President.
- 1/7/2026
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 1/6/2026
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S52)
- 2/11/2025
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 2/10/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H593)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H593)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 224.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H593-595)
- Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/5/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/7/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 8 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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