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US HR2938

US HR2938
HAVEN Act Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019

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Introduced
05/23/2019
In Committee
07/11/2019
Crossed Over
07/24/2019
Passed
08/13/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/23/2019

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

HAVEN Act HAVEN Act Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 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 (HAVEN Act), modifies the treatment of certain veterans' benefits in bankruptcy. Specifically, it excludes from a debtor's current monthly income the disability and other benefits paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense, except for any retired pay paid under chapter 61 of title 10 that exceeds the amount the debtor would be entitled to under other provisions of title 10. This change aims to protect veterans in extreme financial need from having these essential benefits factored into their bankruptcy calculations.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Justice

Sponsors (39)

Lucy McBath (D)*,  Pete Aguilar (D),  Cindy Axne (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  André Carson (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Steve Chabot (R),  David Cicilline (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Jim Clyburn (D),  Dan Crenshaw (R),  Veronica Escobar (D),  Abby Finkenauer (D),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Al Green (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Al Lawson (D),  John Lewis (D),  Donald McEachin (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Stacey Plaskett (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Greg Steube (R),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Became Public Law No: 116-52. (TXT | PDF) (on 08/23/2019)
(4 Companion Bills)

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