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Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019

Public Law 116-52 · H.R. 2938 · 116th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Aug 23, 2019 · Finance and Financial Sector

Sponsor: Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)

Cosponsors (38): Rep. Gregory Steube,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

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.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
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Related bills

3 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 2500Related bill

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

  • S. 679Identical bill

    HAVEN Act

  • S. 1790 · became Public Law 116-92Related bill

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.

  1. Aug 23, 2019Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 116-52.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Aug 13, 2019FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Aug 1, 2019FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  6. Jul 24, 2019CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
  7. Jul 23, 2019FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  9. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2938.
  10. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  11. FloorFloor · Mr. Cicilline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 129.
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-169.
  14. Jul 11, 2019CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  16. Jun 28, 2019CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  17. May 23, 2019CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  18. CommitteeCommittee · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4124)
  19. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.