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HAVEN Act

USA116th CongressS-679| Senate 
| Updated: 3/6/2019
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (41)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Tina Smith (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 or the HAVEN Act 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.
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Timeline
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 23, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2938
Signed by President.
  • March 6, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 6, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 23, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2938
    Signed by President.

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 116-2938: HAVEN Act
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
BankruptcyDisability assistanceMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation

HAVEN Act

USA116th CongressS-679| Senate 
| Updated: 3/6/2019
Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 or the HAVEN Act 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.
View Full Text

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Timeline
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 23, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2938
Signed by President.
  • March 6, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 6, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 23, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2938
    Signed by President.
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (41)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Tina Smith (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 116-2938: HAVEN Act
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
BankruptcyDisability assistanceMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation