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HR 7885 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Housing discrimination Landlord and tenant Lease and rental services Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Protect Veteran Students, Job Seekers, and Entrepreneurs Housing Act

Introduced: May 27, 2022 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jun 13, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 27, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 27, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Veteran Students, Job Seekers, and Entrepreneurs Housing Act

This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to treat educational assistance received by a servicemember (or an entitled spouse or child of a servicemember) as income for purposes of determining whether such an individual has a sufficient income to enter into a lease of a residential premises.

What's happening now June 13, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7885: Protect Veteran Students, Job Seekers, and Entrepreneurs Housing Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7885/
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"H.R. 7885: Protect Veteran Students, Job Seekers, and Entrepreneurs Housing Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7885/.
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H.R. 7885, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7885/.
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