Bill · H.R. 5936· House(119-HR-5936)
Home for the Brave Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 11/7/2025
- Last activity
- 11/7/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Sponsored by
- Salud Carbajal
- Cosponsors
- - 5 - 4
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Home for the Brave Act of 2025" aims to change how income is calculated for HUD housing assistance programs. It would ensure that disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation received from the Department of Veterans Affairs are not counted as income. This change applies to determining eligibility, the amount of benefits provided, and the amount of rent paid by the family or household.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+10
Directly benefits disabled veterans by excluding VA benefits from HUD income calculations.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+8
Directly increases eligibility and reduces rent for low-income households headed by disabled veterans.
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?+8
Specifically helps disabled veterans access housing benefits more easily.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Accessibility to Housing Assistance: Because disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under title 38 would not be considered income, more veterans and their families may qualify for housing assistance programs (SEC. 2).
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Higher Benefit Amounts: Since these VA payments are excluded from income calculations, the amount of benefits payable to a family or household under HUD programs could increase (SEC. 2).
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Lower Rental Costs: The exclusion of these funds from income calculations may reduce the amount of rent a family or household has to pay for a dwelling unit assisted by HUD (SEC. 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for people are explicitly mentioned 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+10Good For Low Income Households+8Good For People With Disabilities+8Good For Retirees+5Good For Seniors+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Affordable Housing+8Reduces Homelessness+7Improves Poverty Reduction+6Improves Disability Rights+5
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+8
- 3/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/11/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/10/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/9/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/7/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/7/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Donald DavisDemocrat · North Carolina
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Zoe LofgrenDemocrat · California
Anna Paulina LunaRepublican · Florida
James MoylanRepublican · Guam
Sarah McBrideDemocrat · Delaware
Joe NeguseDemocrat · Colorado
Eric SwalwellDemocrat · California
Lloyd SmuckerRepublican · Pennsylvania