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HR 120 112th 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: January 5, 2011 Introduced by: Foxx, Virginia Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan 5, 2011
Introduced in House
Jan 5, 2011
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 who 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 10 or more years preceding death; (2) the disability was so rated for at least 5 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 1 year preceding death. Requires any applicable VA housing loan fee to be collected from such spouse.

What's happening now July 7, 2011

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3