Disabled war heroes get help with housing.

What it does

The bill stops counting disability pay when deciding if a disabled war hero can get housing help. This makes it easier for disabled war heroes to qualify for low- and mid-income housing. The bill also tells the GAO to check all HUD housing programs. It asks the GAO to suggest other fixes.

Who it affects

Disabled war heroes who need help paying for housing. Nonprofit groups that build affordable housing.

One thing to notice

More disabled war heroes may now qualify for housing help. The GAO audit could change how other benefits are treated in housing programs.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

11 cosponsors: 10 Republicans, 1 Democrats.

• Jan 7, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jan 7, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services and Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services”
• Feb 10, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H593)”
• Feb 10, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
• Jan 6, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent”
• Jan 6, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S52)”
• Jan 13, 2026 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
• Jan 20, 2026 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-70”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

2 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 3 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $1,530,451 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 169 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 41% of bills with any report.

Mónica De La Cruz, who sponsored the bill, received $748,299 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Mortgage Bankers Association — $1,220,000 in 1 report
• Disabled American Veterans — $310,451 in 2 reports

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• disability pay — Money the government pays to war heroes with service-connected disabilities.
• housing help — Money or programs the government gives to help people pay for homes.
• GAO — The Government Accountability Office, which checks how agencies spend money and follow rules.
• HUD — The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which runs housing programs.
• qualify — To meet the rules needed to get help or a service.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.