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Housing for All Veterans Act of 2026

USA119th CongressHR-8985| House 
| Updated: 5/21/2026
Kelly Morrison

Kelly Morrison

Democratic Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (1)
Michael Lawler (Republican)

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Housing for All Veterans Act of 2026," establishes a new Low-Income Veteran Rental Assistance Program by amending the United States Housing Act of 1937. The program provides an entitlement to rental assistance for qualified veteran families , with income eligibility gradually expanding from 50% of the extremely low-income limit in fiscal year 2027 to include all low-income veteran families by fiscal year 2031. A crucial provision ensures that disability benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs are not counted as income when determining a veteran family's eligibility. Public housing agencies (PHAs) are tasked with administering this assistance, ensuring prompt access for all qualified families and providing information on available veteran services. The bill includes a prohibition on discrimination by landlords of five or more units against prospective tenants holding vouchers from this program. To ensure sustained support, the program is permanently appropriated , authorizing "such sums as may be necessary" each fiscal year to cover rental assistance, administrative fees, and service fees for PHAs. This new assistance is designed to supplement, not supplant , existing rental assistance programs, including those for supported housing.
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Timeline
Nov 6, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-3137
Introduced in Senate
May 21, 2026
Introduced in House
May 21, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • November 6, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-3137
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 21, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • May 21, 2026
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Housing for All Veterans Act of 2026

USA119th CongressHR-8985| House 
| Updated: 5/21/2026
This bill, titled the "Housing for All Veterans Act of 2026," establishes a new Low-Income Veteran Rental Assistance Program by amending the United States Housing Act of 1937. The program provides an entitlement to rental assistance for qualified veteran families , with income eligibility gradually expanding from 50% of the extremely low-income limit in fiscal year 2027 to include all low-income veteran families by fiscal year 2031. A crucial provision ensures that disability benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs are not counted as income when determining a veteran family's eligibility. Public housing agencies (PHAs) are tasked with administering this assistance, ensuring prompt access for all qualified families and providing information on available veteran services. The bill includes a prohibition on discrimination by landlords of five or more units against prospective tenants holding vouchers from this program. To ensure sustained support, the program is permanently appropriated , authorizing "such sums as may be necessary" each fiscal year to cover rental assistance, administrative fees, and service fees for PHAs. This new assistance is designed to supplement, not supplant , existing rental assistance programs, including those for supported housing.
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Timeline
Nov 6, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-3137
Introduced in Senate
May 21, 2026
Introduced in House
May 21, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • November 6, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-3137
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 21, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • May 21, 2026
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Kelly Morrison

Kelly Morrison

Democratic Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (1)
Michael Lawler (Republican)

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted