H.R. 1742
Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sponsor
Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Jan 11, 2023
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 1,742
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Apr 25, 2013
- Policy Area
- Housing and Community Development
- Is Law
- No
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Source: Senate
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6780-6781)
Source: House floor actions
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6780-6781)
Source: Library of Congress
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1742.
Source: House floor actions
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6780-6782)
Source: House floor actions
Mr. Cotton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Source: House floor actions
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
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.
(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.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Financial Services Committee