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Congress·Enacted·about 1 month ago

Congress Changes Housing Aid Rules so Disabled Veterans’ VA Disability Pay Doesn’t Count as Income

Also known as: Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

Legislative Progress

✓ Filed
✓ Review
✓ House
✓ Senate
✓ President

Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • States, cities, and tribes must ignore VA service-connected disability payments when deciding if someone qualifies as “low” or “moderate” income for certain housing and community programs.
  • This change can help disabled veterans qualify for help like housing assistance or neighborhood improvement programs, because their disability payments won’t push them over income limits.
  • The rule applies when programs use income categories tied to the Housing and Community Development Act, which many local housing and development programs rely on.
  • The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress within 1 year on how HUD programs treat these VA payments and suggest fixes where programs still count them.
HousingVeterans

Milestones

7 milestones15 actions
Jan 20, 2026

Signed by President.

Jan 13, 2026House

Presented to President.

Jan 7, 2026Senate

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jan 6, 2026Senate

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S52)

Jan 6, 2026

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Related News

4 articles
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (Senate website news release)·about 2 months ago

Crapo & Reed Lead Successful Passage of the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

Senate passage update; explains the bill’s effect of excluding VA service-connected disability compensation from income calculations for CDBG-related eligibility.

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U.S. Senator Jack Reed (Senate website news release)·10 months ago

Reed, Crapo Unite in Bipartisan Push to Improve Disabled Veteran Housing Access

Describes the proposal to prevent VA disability compensation from affecting eligibility for HUD/CDBG-funded assistance; notes a GAO report requirement.

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Office of Rep. Pat Harrigan (House website press release)·about 1 year ago

Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Pass Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act to Protect Veterans’ Benefits

House-passage reaction piece; summarizes the bill’s core change excluding VA service-connected disability pay from income calculations for CDBG eligibility.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

Bill NumberHR 224
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionSigned by President.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(11)
D: 1R: 10

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