Sponsors (12)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H593)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S52)
President of the United States
Last progress January 20, 2026 (2 weeks ago)
Introduced on January 7, 2025 by Monica De La Cruz
Excludes Department of Veterans Affairs service‑connected disability compensation from the income calculations states, local governments, and Indian tribes use to determine who is low‑ or moderate‑income under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. It also directs the Government Accountability Office (Comptroller General) to review how HUD programs treat VA disability pay, identify programs that do not follow this exclusion, and issue legislative recommendations to resolve inconsistencies within one year of enactment.
Adds a new subparagraph (C) to Section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 requiring that, when determining whether a person is low and moderate income, low income, or moderate income, a State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe must exclude any service‑connected disability compensation received by that person from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Comptroller General of the United States must submit a report to Congress not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
The report must examine 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.
The report must identify any instances where service-connected disability compensation is treated inconsistently with the amendment made by section 2.
For each HUD program in which service-connected disability compensation is treated inconsistently, the report must provide legislative recommendations on how the program could better serve veteran populations and under-served communities.
Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
Updated 19 hours ago
Last progress May 12, 2025 (8 months ago)
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Primary effects:
Veterans receiving VA service‑connected disability compensation: Excluding that compensation from income calculations will generally raise the measured household income gap (i.e., lower counted income) for these households when HUD low/moderate income tests are applied. That can increase eligibility or priority for federally supported housing, community development grants, or programs that use the statutory definition.
Low‑ and moderate‑income households with veteran members: Households that include veterans with service‑connected compensation may be more likely to meet income thresholds for HUD programs, improving access to housing assistance, community development resources, and program benefits that rely on the 1974 Act definition.
State, local, and tribal administrators: Agencies that compute low/moderate income status must update application forms, income‑verification procedures, eligibility checklists, training, and IT systems to exclude VA service‑connected disability compensation. The administrative burden is expected to be modest but nonzero.
HUD program offices: HUD will need to review program rules, guidance, and training materials to ensure consistent application across programs; the GAO report may identify specific programs where statutory language, regulations, or guidance must be amended.
Congress and policymakers: The mandated GAO report will highlight inconsistencies across HUD programs and supply legislative recommendations, creating a basis for follow‑on Congressional action to harmonize treatment and address gaps affecting veterans and underserved communities.
Net effect and tradeoffs: