H.R. 8340

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[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