Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

2/12/2025, 9:00 AM

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

This bill excludes compensation received for a military service-connected disability from a veteran's income when determining eligibility for assistance under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

The CDBG program provides grants to urban communities for development activities focused on revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on how service-connected disability compensation is treated when determining eligibility for all programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This includes identifying instances where the treatment of such compensation is inconsistent with the requirement under this bill.

Bill 119 hr 224 aims to amend a section of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Specifically, it seeks to require the exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when determining whether an individual falls under the categories of low and moderate income, low income, or moderate income. This change would ensure that individuals receiving service-connected disability compensation are not unfairly categorized as having higher income levels than they actually do. The bill also addresses other related purposes within the realm of housing and community development.
Congress
119

Number
HR - 224

Introduced on
2025-01-07

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

1/7/2025

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
Passed in House
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

This bill excludes compensation received for a military service-connected disability from a veteran's income when determining eligibility for assistance under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

The CDBG program provides grants to urban communities for development activities focused on revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on how service-connected disability compensation is treated when determining eligibility for all programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This includes identifying instances where the treatment of such compensation is inconsistent with the requirement under this bill.

Bill 119 hr 224 aims to amend a section of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Specifically, it seeks to require the exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when determining whether an individual falls under the categories of low and moderate income, low income, or moderate income. This change would ensure that individuals receiving service-connected disability compensation are not unfairly categorized as having higher income levels than they actually do. The bill also addresses other related purposes within the realm of housing and community development.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend section 102(a)(20) of 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.

Policy Areas
Housing and Community Development

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary2/6/2025

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

This bill excludes compensation received for a military service-connected disability from a veteran's income when determining eligibility for assistance under the Community Dev...


Latest Action2/10/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.