118 HR 8340 RH: Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2024-11-01
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Union Calendar No. 613
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8340
[Report No. 118–726]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 10, 2024
Mr. Sherman (for himself, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Levin, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Nickel, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Foster, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Mast, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
November 1, 2024
Additional sponsors: Ms. Norton, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Chu, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Williams of New York, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Costa, Mr. Crawford, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Perez, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Peters, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Manning, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Amo, Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Frost, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Molinaro, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Adams, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Ross, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Lopez, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mrs. Bice, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Meng, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Aguilar, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Obernolte, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. Ciscomani
November 1, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 10, 2024
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.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act”.
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)
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 may not apply to the definition of adjusted income;
(v)
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 may not apply to the definition of adjusted income;” .
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 of Housing and Urban Development and not yet in existence at the time of the enactment of this section, 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.
November 1, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed