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S 679 116th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Disability assistance Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

HAVEN Act

Introduced: March 6, 2019 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Mar 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 6, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 2938 Identical bill HAVEN Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 12 Republican 16 Independent 1
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jul 10, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 11, 2019
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 22, 2019
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 13, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · May 13, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 13, 2019
McSally, Martha
· May 8, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 8, 2019
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Apr 30, 2019
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 9, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 3, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 3, 2019
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 3, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 14, 2019
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 14, 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 12, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2019
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 6, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 6, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 6, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 6, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 6, 2019
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 6, 2019
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 6, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 6, 2019
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 6, 2019
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 6, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 6, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 6, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 679: HAVEN Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-679/
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"S. 679: HAVEN Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-679/.
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S. 679, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-679/.
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