{"politician":{"name":"Jack Reed","slug":"jack-reed-r000122"},"exportedAt":"2026-07-26T07:52:47.250Z","confidenceRule":"latest-matching-assessment, else max-assessment-confidence, else 0","promises":[{"id":"cmrpjr4ri0150rbtrpm9jwddm","text":"Co-led the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act to exclude service-connected disability compensation from HUD income-eligibility limits so disabled veterans' benefits do not reduce their access to housing assistance.","topic":"Veterans / Housing","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-crapo-unite-in-bipartisan-push-to-improve-disabled-veteran-housing-access","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-17T23:06:06.174Z"},{"id":"cmrpjr3ds014orbtrmndgb2h4","text":"As Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, committed to enacting the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act and urged the Senate to pass it 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