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HR 1742 113th Congress House Housing and Community Development Disability assistance Government information and archives Housing for the elderly and disabled Low- and moderate-income housing Public housing Public utilities and utility rates Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' pensions and compensation

Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013

Introduced: May 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 29, 2013
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct 28, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6780-6781)
Oct 28, 2013
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6780-6781)
Oct 28, 2013
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1742.
Oct 28, 2013
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6780-6782)
Oct 28, 2013
Mr. Cotton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing assistance purposes any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) payments made to veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for expenses related to such aid and attendance.

Prohibits, in determining the monthly rental assistance payment for low-income families, the amount for tenant-paid utilities from exceeding the appropriate utility allowance for that family unit size as determined by the public housing agency (PHA), regardless of the size of the unit leased by the family. Requires the PHA, upon request by a family that includes a person with disabilities, an elderly family, or a family that includes a person less than 18 years old, to approve a higher utility allowance, except that in the case of a family with a disabled person the PHA shall approve the higher amount only when needed as a reasonable accommodation to make the unit accessible to and usable by that person.

Directs the HUD Secretary to regularly publish data regarding local utility consumption and costs in order to establish appropriate allowances for tenant-paid utilities for assisted families.

What's happening now October 29, 2013

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1707 Related bill Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
Owens, William
· May 21, 2013
Delaney, John
· May 16, 2013
Renacci, James
· Apr 25, 2013
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Apr 25, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1742: Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1742/
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"H.R. 1742: Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1742/.
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