US Congress House Bill 1742 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on October 29 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-10-29 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [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. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Ron Barber [D-AZ]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. William Owens [D-NY]
Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-10-29	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2013-10-28	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6780-6781)
2013-10-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1742.
2013-10-28	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6780-6782)
2013-10-28	House	Mr. Cotton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2013-04-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

SB1707 (Related) 2013-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1742/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1742/BILLS-113hr1742ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1742/BILLS-113hr1742eh.pdf