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Congressional Bill H.R. 224, H.R. 1823, H.R. 4446 Signed into Law

Congressional Bill H.R. 224, H.R. 1823, H.R. 4446 Signed into Law

The White House
January 20, 2026

On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, the President signed into law:

H.R. 224, the "Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act," which amends section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income, and for other purposes;

H.R. 1823, the "VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act," which requires a report on certain funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs; and H.R. 4446, the "Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success Act" or the "FAST VETS Act," which specifies the conditions under which a veteran's vocational rehabilitation plan must be redeveloped.

H.R. 4446, the "Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success Act" or the "FAST VETS Act," which specifies the conditions under which a veteran's vocational rehabilitation plan must be redeveloped.

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