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H.R. 965

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 965, the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2025 by Rep. Brad Sherman (D) with 46 co-sponsors. It was referred to Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, and last saw action on Feb 11, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 965 has 46 co-sponsors.

hb965/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 965 EH: Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans 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. 965
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act  .
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;
 .
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.
    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. Introduced2025-02-04
  2. Passed House2025-02-10
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Brad Sherman (D) sponsors H.R. 965, and 46 members have co-sponsored it, 12 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 965 went before 2 committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Financial Services.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Referred To · Feb 11, 2025 · 465 Bills
Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Feb 4, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 965 has taken 9 actions since Feb 4, 2025, the latest on Feb 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 11, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Feb 10, 202517:25
House
Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 10, 202517:25
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H603-605)
Feb 10, 202517:25
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 965.
Feb 10, 202517:41
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H603)

Votes

H.R. 965 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 965.

Titles

H.R. 965 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

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

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 31 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 965 in 22 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, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Housing, Transportation, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia16—
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia14—
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT—Florida14—
COUNTY OF MONTEREY, CAlocal governmentCalifornia12$70K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA16—
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION14—
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT14—
BALLARD SPAHR LLP12$70K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 31.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HEATHER ANSLEY116
JEREMY VILLANUEVA116
JON RETZER116
JULIE HOWELL116
MORGAN BROWN116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
ANTHONYA JAMES114
BRIAN DEMPSEY114
GEORGE ROGERS114
GORDON MILLS114
JOSE RAMOS114
JOY ILEM114
LISA ELIJAH114
MADISYN RHONE114
RACHEL KELLEY114
WILLIAM KILLMER114

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
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECTWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT2026 first_quarter$510K1st Quarter - Report
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECTWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT2025 first_quarter$280K1st 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
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$89.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$88.6K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF MONTEREY, CABALLARD SPAHR LLP2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECTWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 965 under Housing and Community Development, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 965’s is Housing and Community Development.

hr965/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. 965 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Disability assistance to Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs.

hr965/subjects.txt
Disability assistanceLow- and moderate-income housingVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 965, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SHERMAN:H.R. 965.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isClause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the United StatesConstitution; and Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of theUnited States Constitution[Page H461]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com