US Congress House Bill 1742

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April 25 2013 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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

Rep Heck, Joseph J.	Rep Bucshon, Larry	Rep Carney, John	Rep Delaney, John K.
Rep Gardner, Cory	Rep Kilmer, Derek	Rep Renacci, James B.	Rep Webster, Daniel

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN01742:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr1742ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr1742ih.pdf