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HR 5555 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Family relationships Government lending and loan guarantees Housing finance and home ownership Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Disabled Veterans' Surviving Spouses Home Loans Act

Introduced: June 17, 2010 Introduced by: Foxx, Virginia Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jun 17, 2010
Introduced in House
Jun 17, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disabled Veterans' Surviving Spouses Home Loans Act - Includes as a veteran, for purposes of eligibility for housing loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the surviving spouse of a veteran whose death was not a result of willful misconduct, and at the time of death was in receipt of or entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling if: (1) the disability was so rated for ten or more years preceding death; (2) the disability was so rated for at least five years since the veteran's discharge or release from active duty; or (3) the veteran was a former prisoner of war who died after September 30, 1999, and the disability was so rated for at least one year preceding death.

What's happening now June 18, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 4