To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to ensure that certain educational benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs are treated as income by landlords evaluating the ability of a servicemember, veteran, or a spouse or child of a servicemember or veteran, to pay rent.
USA115th CongressHR-5781| House
| Updated: 5/11/2018
Joseph Crowley
Democratic Representative
New York
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Students Living Irrespective of Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2018 or the Students LIVE Act of 2018 This bill requires a landlord to treat veteran's educational assistance and benefits as income when determining whether the service member, veteran, or a spouse or child of a service member or veteran has sufficient income to enter into a lease. The bill makes violations of this bill punishable by a fine, imprisonment for up to one year, or both.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Criminal procedure and sentencingHousing industry and standardsLandlord and tenantMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' pensions and compensation
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to ensure that certain educational benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs are treated as income by landlords evaluating the ability of a servicemember, veteran, or a spouse or child of a servicemember or veteran, to pay rent.
USA115th CongressHR-5781| House
| Updated: 5/11/2018
Students Living Irrespective of Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2018 or the Students LIVE Act of 2018 This bill requires a landlord to treat veteran's educational assistance and benefits as income when determining whether the service member, veteran, or a spouse or child of a service member or veteran has sufficient income to enter into a lease. The bill makes violations of this bill punishable by a fine, imprisonment for up to one year, or both.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Joseph Crowley
Democratic Representative
New York
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Criminal procedure and sentencingHousing industry and standardsLandlord and tenantMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' pensions and compensation