S 679
116th Congress
Senate
Finance and Financial Sector
Bankruptcy
Disability assistance
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation
HAVEN Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 or the HAVEN Act
This bill modifies the treatment of certain veterans' benefits in bankruptcy.
Specifically, the bill excludes from a debtor's current monthly income certain benefits, including disability benefits, paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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