HAVEN Act
Latest action · Aug 23, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-52.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2019
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2019
- To the PresidentAug 13, 2019
- Became lawAug 23, 2019Public Law 116-52
Summary
Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 or the HAVEN Act
This bill modifies the treatment of certain veterans' benefits in bankruptcy.
Specifically, the bill excludes from a debtor's current monthly income certain benefits, including disability benefits, paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2019 to Jul 23, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jul 11, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 23, 2019Markup Jul 11, 2019Reported Jul 23, 2019 |
| Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2019 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 23, 2019Signed by President.
- Aug 23, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-52.
- Aug 13, 2019Presented to President.
- Aug 1, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5321)
- Aug 1, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 24, 2019Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Jul 23, 2019Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-169.
- Jul 23, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 129.
- Jul 23, 2019Mr. Cicilline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 23, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7215-7216)
- Jul 23, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2938.
- Jul 23, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7215-7216)
- Jul 23, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 11, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 11, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jun 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in House
- May 23, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4124)
- May 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6422 | Joni Ernst R-IA | Nov 6, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5321 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Aug 1, 2019 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E979 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 24, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7215, H7216Text printed H7215Notices H7237Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2938, Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act | Ben Cline R-VA, David N. Cicilline D-RI, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Lucy McBath D-GA | Jul 23, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4124Lists H4165H.R. 2938–2959 | Lucy McBath D-GA | May 23, 2019 |
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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 87, May 23, 2019, page H4165.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS21255 | Motions to Proceed to Consider Measures in the Senate: Who Offers Them? | Report | Oct 3, 2024 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 679 | HAVEN Act | Identical bill | Mar 6, 2019 |
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
Titles 13
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To exempt from the calculation of monthly income certain benefits paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019
- HAVEN Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- HAVEN Act
- Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019
- HAVEN Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- HAVEN Act
- Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- HAVEN Act
- Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- HAVEN Act
- Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 24, 2019Received in Senate
- Jul 23, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jul 23, 2019Reported in House
- May 23, 2019Introduced 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.
