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Bill113th CongressFiled Apr 25, 2013Housing and Community Development
H.R. 1742

Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013

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What it doesSummary passed house without amendment (Oct 28, 2013)

(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 just happenedOct 29, 2013

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

Who’s behind it

Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3](R-NV)Sponsor
9 cosponsors5 D4 R
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  • Referred in SenateOct 29, 2013
  • Engrossed in HouseOct 28, 2013
  • Introduced in HouseApr 25, 2013
  1. Oct 29, 2013IntroReferral

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

  2. Oct 28, 2013FloorH37300

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6780-6781)

  3. Oct 28, 2013Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6780-6781)

  4. Oct 28, 2013FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1742.

  5. Oct 28, 2013FloorH30000

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6780-6782)

  6. Oct 28, 2013FloorH30300

    Mr. Cotton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  7. Apr 25, 2013IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

  8. Apr 25, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  9. Apr 25, 2013IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed House without amendmentOct 28, 201381

(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.

Introduced in HouseApr 25, 2013

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.

Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 — Informed