US S679

Bill

US S679

HAVEN Act Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019

Introduced
03/06/2019

In Committee
03/06/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to exempt from the calculation of monthly income certain benefit paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. 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.

AI Summary

This bill, the Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 or the HAVEN Act, modifies the treatment of certain veterans' benefits in bankruptcy. Specifically, it 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, except for retired pay paid under Chapter 61 of Title 10 that exceeds the amount of retired pay the debtor would otherwise be entitled to under other provisions of Title 10. This change ensures that veterans' disability and other select benefits are not considered as part of a debtor's monthly income when determining eligibility for bankruptcy protection.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (42)

Tammy Baldwin (D)*, Marsha Blackburn (R), Richard Blumenthal (D), Cory Booker (D), John Boozman (R), Shelley Moore Capito (R), John Cornyn (R), Tom Cotton (R), Kevin Cramer (R), Tammy Duckworth (D), Dick Durbin (D), Joni Ernst (R), Dianne Feinstein (D), Chuck Grassley (R), Kamala Harris (D), Mazie Hirono (D), John Hoeven (R), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R), Johnny Isakson (R), Doug Jones (D), Angus King (I), Amy Klobuchar (D), Patrick Leahy (D), Martha McSally (R), Jeff Merkley (D), Jerry Moran (R), David Perdue (R), Gary Peters (D), Jack Reed (D), Pat Roberts (R), Mike Rounds (R), Marco Rubio (R), Tim Scott (R), Jeanne Shaheen (D), Tina Smith (D), Debbie Stabenow (D), Dan Sullivan (R), Jon Tester (D), Thom Tillis (R), Tom Udall (D), Elizabeth Warren (D), Roger Wicker (R),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 03/06/2019)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/679/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/679/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s679/BILLS-116s679is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s679/BILLS-116s679is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR2500	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020	Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.	Related
HR2938	HAVEN Act Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019	Became Public Law No: 116-52. (TXT \| PDF)	Same As
HRes758	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 3) to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5038) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes; and providing for consid	Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider	Similar To
S1790	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020	Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT \| PDF)	Related

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