Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015
Latest action · May 19, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2015
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development 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.
Amends the the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to reduce the VA employee bonus and award dollar amount limitation applicable to each of FY2016-FY2020 by $10 million.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Apr 15, 2015 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred May 19, 2015 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- May 18, 2015Mr. Luetkemeyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 18, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3264-3266)
- May 18, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1816.
- May 18, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3264)
- May 18, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 15, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3264–H3266Text printed H3264 | Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Joseph J. Heck R-NV | May 18, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 54, April 15, 2015, page H2270.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3700 | Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jul 29, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To exclude from consideration as income under the United States Housing Act of 1937 payments of pension made under section 1521 of title 38, United States Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid and attendance.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2015Referred in Senate
- May 18, 2015Engrossed in House
- Apr 15, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
