[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 87 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SUPPORTING OUR NATION'S VETERANS

  (Mrs. McBATH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McBATH. Madam Speaker, today I am introducing the Honoring 
American Veterans in Extreme Need, or HAVEN, Act, with my colleague 
Greg Steube of Florida.
  Under current law, when a veteran files for bankruptcy, his or her 
disability benefits from the VA or DOD count as income that is subject 
to the reach of creditors; however, Social Security disability benefits 
are exempt.
  The HAVEN Act would amend bankruptcy law to exclude disability 
benefit payments paid from the VA or DOD from that monthly income 
calculation, treating it the same as Social Security disability.
  Our disabled veterans earned their benefits by serving our great 
Nation, and we must protect them and their families, especially during 
financial hardship.
  I encourage my colleagues to support our Nation's veterans and 
cosponsor this bipartisan legislation.

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