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The bill guarantees Section 8 rental assistance and improved outreach for low-income veterans—strengthening housing stability and access to services—while increasing federal costs and creating potential landlord pushback and administrative challenges for housing agencies.
Low-income veteran families: gain an entitlement to Section 8 rental assistance, increasing housing stability and guaranteed access to rental subsidies.
Veterans with disabilities: VA disability benefits are excluded from income calculations, making it easier for disabled veterans to qualify for rental assistance.
Veteran families seeking housing: Public housing agencies (PHAs) will receive local VA service information and must provide it to veteran families, improving veterans' access to support services and benefits.
All taxpayers: Establishes an annual open-ended appropriation for all qualified veteran families, likely increasing federal spending and adding budgetary pressure.
Renters and some landlords: Mandating owners of 5+ unit buildings accept vouchers may lead some landlords to avoid renting to voucher holders or reduce the number of available units in tight markets.
Public housing agencies: Excluding these vouchers from Moving to Work and section 16(b) income-targeting rules may complicate PHA program management, reporting, and performance measurement.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Establishes a permanent, annually funded Section 8 rental assistance entitlement and program rules specifically for qualified veteran families.
Introduced November 6, 2025 by Tina Smith · Last progress November 6, 2025
Creates a permanent, annually funded Section 8 rental assistance entitlement specifically for low-income veteran families and sets program rules for how HUD, public housing agencies (PHAs), landlords, and tribal housing entities must operate the program. It defines who counts as a qualified veteran family, requires PHAs to help veterans apply and access benefits, directs HUD (with the VA) to verify veteran status electronically and share local veteran service information, and preserves existing veterans already receiving assistance.