S 2625
110th Congress
Senate
Housing and Community Development
Armed Forces and National Security
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Income
Low-income housing
Social Welfare
Veterans' disability compensation
Welfare eligibility
Fairness in Housing for Disabled Veterans Act
Introduced: February 12, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 12, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fairness in Housing for Disabled Veterans Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to the determination of income, particularly low income, for purposes of eligibility for low-income housing programs.
Redefines "income" to exclude from consideration as annual income any deferred Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits that are received in a lump sum amount or in prospective monthly amounts.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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