{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moore-joins-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-disabled-veterans-access-to-affordable-housing", "Congressman Blake Moore Joins Bipartisan Bill to Protect Disabled Veterans' Access to Affordable Housing", "2025-09-19", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Blake D. Moore", "M001213", "blakemoore.house.gov", "blakemoore", "https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT), Linda T. S\u00e1nchez (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Fair Housing for Disabled Veterans Act to ensure that veterans\u2019 service-related disability benefits are not used to deny veterans access to affordable housing.\n\n\u201cAs the representative of Hill Air Force Base and an active veteran community, improving servicemember housing has been a priority my entire time in Congress. Homelessness among our veteran population is unacceptable, and our veterans are more than deserving of affordable housing \u2013 especially when they are injured while serving,\u201d Rep. Moore said. \u201cI am proud to introduce the bipartisan Fair Housing for Disabled Veterans Act with my Ways and Means colleagues to exclude service-related disability payments from the income calculation for LIHTC eligibility to ensure that our servicemembers and their families are better able to access affordable housing when they return home.\u201d\n\n\u201cVeterans who have sacrificed for our country shouldn\u2019t face barriers when trying to find a safe, affordable place to live,\u201d Rep. S\u00e1nchez said. \u201cDisability benefits are meant to cover the costs of injuries sustained during their service \u2013 they\u2019re not income. Our bill would ensure that veterans aren\u2019t unfairly disqualified from affordable housing, allowing them to live with the dignity they earned through their service.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis critical legislation ensures veterans can continue to keep more of their hard-earned money and have the resources they need to purchase an affordable home,\u201d Rep. Kelly said, chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax. \u201cThis legislation puts the tax code to work for those who have worn the uniform to protect our great nation.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur veterans are being denied access to affordable housing programs because of a flaw in IRS code that classifies their disability benefits as income. Those who served our country, and especially those who sustained a service-connected disability, should never be turned down from the ability to obtain a safe and stable home,\u201d Rep. Gomez said. \u201cWith this bill, we\u2019re making sure veterans can access the housing support they deserve after their service and sacrifice to our country.\u201d\n\n\u201cVA disability compensation should never be a barrier to accessing stable housing for veterans,\u201d said Jose Ramos, vice president for government and community relations for Wounded Warrior Project. \u201cBut currently, wounded warriors are penalized for injuries sustained during service to our country when their VA benefits make them ineligible to rent affordable, stable, and often higher-quality housing created through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. These are often our most vulnerable veterans who need both supports \u2013 their VA payments and housing assistance. WWP is grateful for the bipartisan leadership of Representatives Linda T. S\u00e1nchez and Mike Kelly in introducing the Fair Housing for Disabled Veterans Act to address this problem and help veterans across the country.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCurrently, these disability benefits are considered income in calculations for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), often pushing disabled veterans above eligibility thresholds and potentially into homelessness. The bill would exclude service-related disability benefits from those income calculations, ensuring veterans are not denied housing assistance.\n\nThe Fair Housing for Disabled Veterans Act will amend the Internal Revenue Code to strike consideration of veterans\u2019 service-connected disability and pension payments when determining income qualifications for properties financed with LIHTC and qualified residential bonds.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moore-joins-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-disabled-veterans-access-to-affordable-housing"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.611432060599327, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}