Disabled Veterans' Surviving Spouses Home Loans Act

Summary

Disabled Veterans' Surviving Spouses Home Loans Act - Includes as a veteran, for purposes of eligibility for housing loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the surviving spouse of a veteran who at the time of death was in receipt of or entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling if: (1) the disability was so rated for 10 or more years preceding death; (2) the disability was so rated for at least 5 years since the veteran's discharge or release from active duty; or (3) the veteran was a former prisoner of war who died after September 30, 1999, and the disability was so rated for at least 1 year preceding death. Requires any applicable VA housing loan fee to be collected from such spouse.

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Timeline

1. 5 January 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 January 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 January 2011

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 February 2011

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

   Source: Committee

5. 7 July 2011

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 5 January 2011 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 2011

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 2011

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 January 2011

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Sponsors

• Virginia Foxx · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rob Bishop · R · Sponsor
• Cynthia Lummis · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
• James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
• Harold Rogers · R · Cosponsor
• Robert Wittman · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Diane Black · R · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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