H.R. 224 · 119th Congress

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

Introduced on Jan 7, 2025 by Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15). 11 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-70.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-70
Introduced
Jan 7, 2025
Cosponsors
11
1 from the other party
Policy area
Housing and Community Development
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Disability assistance
  • Low- and moderate-income housing
  • Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jan 20, 2026). Public domain.

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

This act excludes compensation received for a military service-connected disability from a veteran's income when determining eligibility for assistance under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

The CDBG program provides grants to urban communities for development activities focused on revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on how service-connected disability compensation is treated when determining eligibility for all programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This includes identifying instances where the treatment of such compensation is inconsistent with the requirement under this act.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Monica De La CruzR-TX-15Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 10

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 7, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 7, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 7, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  4. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseMr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H593-595)
  6. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 224.
  7. Feb 10, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H593)
  8. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H593)
  9. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Feb 11, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  11. Jan 6, 2026Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Jan 6, 2026 · SenateSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Jan 6, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Jan 6, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S52)
  15. Jan 7, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  16. Jan 13, 2026Presented to President.
  17. Jan 13, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Jan 20, 2026Signed by President.
  19. Jan 20, 2026Signed by President.
  20. Jan 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-70.
  21. Jan 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-70.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS6 reports
    $910.6K reported (all issues)
  2. MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION$125K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.