HR 224 United States House · 119th Congress

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

HR 224, the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act, modifies how income is calculated for housing assistance programs by requiring that veterans' service-connected disability compensation (from the VA) be excluded when determining eligibility for low/moderate income housing. This directly affects disabled veterans who receive VA disability payments, ensuring these funds do not count against them for housing assistance under HUD programs. The bill amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to mandate this exclusion in income calculations. Additionally, it requires a report within one year examining how disability compensation is treated across HUD programs and recommending improvements to better serve veterans.

Issues: ✓ Housing ✓ Veterans

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Jan 2026

Signed into Law

Jan 2026

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Jan 20, 2026

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Engrossed in House → Enrolled Bill · 1 edit

MINOR

This diff reflects the transition of HR 224 (Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act) from its House-engrossed form to its enrolled form, meaning it has passed both chambers and is ready for presidential signature. The substantive policy language is unchanged; all modifications are formatting and structural adjustments to conform to standard enrolled bill conventions.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reformatted from House engrossed style to enrolled bill format, including addition of standard congressional boilerplate (session date, 'Be it enacted' clause, Speaker and Vice President signature lines) and proper section numbering with quotation marks around the short title.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jan 20, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Jan 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H593)

lower

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

lower

Jan 7, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors