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Pub. L. 119-70 · H.R. 224 · 119th Congress

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

Signed into law Jan 20, 2026 · Housing and Community Development

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What this law does

  • Excludes veterans' service-connected disability payments from income when deciding eligibility for Community Development Block Grant help.
  • Requires the Government Accountability Office to report on how these payments are counted across all Housing and Urban Development programs.
1 subject in this law: Veterans housing assistance

Plain-language list by Voting On, based only on the official summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and the bill's titles. Read the official summary.

How it became law

  1. IntroducedJan 7, 2025 · House
  2. 34 daysPassed HouseFeb 10, 2025
  3. 330 daysPassed SenateJan 6, 2026
  4. 7 daysPresented to the PresidentJan 13, 2026
  5. 7 daysSigned into lawJan 20, 2026
378days, introduction to signature
34days to pass the House
330more days to pass the Senate
Nowent back to a chamber after changes
Novetoed

Official summary

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.

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jan 20, 2026).

Who wrote it

Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

11 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 10 Republicans. 8 signed on the day it was introduced, 3 joined later.

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CosponsorSigned on
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]Jan 7, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]Jan 7, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]Jan 7, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]Jan 7, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]Jan 7, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]Jan 7, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]Jan 7, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]Jan 7, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]Jan 23, 2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]Feb 5, 2025
Rep. Begich, Nicholas [R-AK-At Large]Feb 10, 2025

Recorded votes

No recorded roll-call votes. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, where individual votes are not recorded.

What was added

Amendments adopted (0)

No floor amendments were adopted. Any changes were made in committee or in a later version of the bill.

Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Introduced in House) (0)

None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Introduced in House).

What was removed

Sections in the first version (Introduced in House) that did not make it into the law (0)

None. Every section heading from the first version (Introduced in House) remains in the law.

Compared by section heading between the Introduced in House text (Jan 7, 2025) and the Enrolled Bill text, both from GovInfo. Wording changes inside a section that kept its heading are not shown here; see the amendments and the text versions.

Proposed but not adopted

No amendments were voted down or withdrawn.

Full action history

Show all 21 official actions
Jan 20, 2026Signed by President.
Jan 20, 2026Signed by President.
Jan 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-70.
Jan 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-70.
Jan 13, 2026Presented to President.
Jan 13, 2026Presented to President.
Jan 7, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 6, 2026Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 6, 2026Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 6, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 6, 2026Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S52)
Feb 11, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 10, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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)
Feb 10, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H593)
Feb 10, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 224.
Feb 10, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H593-595)
Feb 10, 2025Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 7, 2025Introduced in House
Jan 7, 2025Introduced in House
Jan 7, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.