[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 8340 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 613
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8340
[Report No. 118-726]
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.
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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. Barragan, 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. Garcia 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]
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans
Act''.
SEC. 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;''.
SEC. 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.
Union Calendar No. 613
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8340
[Report No. 118-726]
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
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