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H.R. 224

U.S. House•Passed

Summary

H.R. 224, the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 7, 2025 by Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) with 11 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jan 20, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-70. It is now Public Law 119-70.

Record

Text

H.R. 224 has 11 co-sponsors.

hb224/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 224 EH: Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 224
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act  .
2.
Service connected disability compensation
Section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(20) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(C)
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 under this paragraph, a State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe shall exclude any service-connected disability compensation received by such person from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
 .
3.
Report
The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a report that—
(1)
examines how service-connected disability compensation is treated for the purposes of determining eligibility for all programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
(2)
identifies any instances where service-connected disability compensation is treated in a manner inconsistent with the amendment made by section 2; and
(3)
with respect to each program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in which service-connected disability compensation is treated inconsistently, provides legislative recommendations relating to how such program could better serve veteran populations, and under-served communities.
     Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-07
  2. Passed House2025-02-10
  3. Passed Senate2026-01-06
  4. Conference
  5. To President2026-01-13
  6. Became Law2026-01-20

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Public Law Jan 20, 2026

hb224/public-law.md

Shown Here:
Public Law (01/20/2026)

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.

Introduced in House Jan 7, 2025

hb224/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/07/2025)

Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

This bill 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 bill.

Sponsors

Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) sponsors H.R. 224, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 8 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 224 went before 2 committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Financial Services.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Discharged From · Jan 6, 2026 · 465 Bills
Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Jan 7, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 224 has taken 16 actions since Jan 7, 2025, the latest on Jan 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 20, 2026
House
Signed by President.
Jan 20, 2026
House
Became Public Law No: 119-70.
Jan 13, 2026
House
Presented to President.
Jan 7, 2026
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 6, 2026
Senate
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 224 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 224.

Titles

H.R. 224 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • 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. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act — Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
  • Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act — Display Title
  • Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 224 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Housing, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
GEORGE ROGERS114
GORDON MILLS114
JOY ILEM114
MADISYN RHONE114
RACHEL KELLEY114
WILLIAM KILLMER114
ETHAN SAXON112
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD112
JEREMY GREEN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$770K1st Quarter - Report
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$710K4th Quarter - Report
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$600K2nd Quarter - Report
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$560K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 224 under Housing and Community Development, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 224’s is Housing and Community Development.

hr224/policy-areas.txt
Housing and Community DevelopmentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 224 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs.

hr224/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightDisability assistanceLow- and moderate-income housingVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 224, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. De La CRUZ:H.R. 224.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H63]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com