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H.R. 5529

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5529, the Fair Housing for Disabeled Veterans Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 19, 2025 by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D) with 20 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Sep 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 5529 has 20 co-sponsors.

hb5529/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5529 IH: Fair Housing for Disabeled Veterans Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-19
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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. 5529  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 19, 2025   Ms. Sánchez  (for herself,  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Gomez , and  Mr. Moore of Utah ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disregard veteran disability compensation or pension payments in determining income for purposes of the low income housing tax credit and qualified residential rental project bonds.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fair Housing for Disabeled Veterans Act  .
2.
Treatment of veteran disability compensation or pension payments for purposes of low income housing tax credit and residential rental project bonds
(a)
In general
 Section 142(d)(2)(B)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
(v)
Veteran disability compensation or pension
For purposes of determining income under this subparagraph, payments of disability compensation or pension under chapter 11 or 15 of title 38, United States Code, shall be disregarded.
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to determinations made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-09-19
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disregard veteran disability compensation or pension payments in determining income for purposes of the low income housing tax credit and qualified residential rental project bonds.

Sponsors

Rep. Linda Sanchez (D) sponsors H.R. 5529, and 20 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5529 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Sep 19, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5529 has taken 2 actions since Sep 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 19, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 19, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 5529 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5529.

Titles

H.R. 5529 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Fair Housing for Disabeled Veterans Act — Display Title
  • Fair Housing for Disabeled Veterans Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disregard veteran disability compensation or pension payments in determining income for purposes of the low income housing tax credit and qualified residential rental project bonds. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5529 in 2 quarterly filings, 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.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER112
KEVIN MILLER112
NAOMI MATHIS112
PETER DICKINSON112
SHAMALA CAPIZZI112
JOSEPH LEMAY111
SHANE LIERMANN111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5529 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5529’s is Taxation.

hr5529/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture 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 PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5529, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 154 (Friday, September 19, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SANCHEZ:H.R. 5529.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, to``provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of theUnited States.''[Page H4489]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com