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Rep. Krishnamoorthi leads inquiry into veteran housing plan
They warned that redirecting those funds “threatens to destabilize a proven housing assistance program and puts more than 112,000 VASH vouchers dedicated to veterans at risk.”
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Malvika Choudhary - Tue, 02, Dec 2025
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Indian American congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi is leading a House inquiry into President Donald Trump’s proposal to shift all funding away from a core federal housing program for veterans.
He and 11 other House members have asked the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development to explain how the plan would affect tens of thousands of veterans who rely on Housing and Urban Development–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers.
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In a letter sent Nov. 25, the lawmakers said they were “deeply concerned” by the administration’s plan to create a new program—BRAVE, or Bridging Rental Assistance for Veteran Empowerment—which would reallocate $1.1 billion in discretionary resources from the existing HUD-VASH program.
They warned that redirecting those funds “threatens to destabilize a proven housing assistance program and puts more than 112,000 VASH vouchers dedicated to veterans at risk.” The group noted that HUD-VASH, a long-standing partnership between HUD and the VA, has provided rental assistance and case management to more than 175,000 veterans since 2008.
Krishnamoorthi and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez wrote that dismantling HUD-VASH for an undefined replacement was “reckless and irresponsible,” pointing out that the administration has offered only minimal detail about BRAVE’s structure, oversight or implementation.
Their concerns intensified because the Trump Administration has also proposed a 51 percent reduction to HUD’s overall budget, without addressing how veterans dependent on other HUD programs would be protected. “Absent answers to these questions,” they said, “Congress cannot responsibly authorize such a significant reallocation of resources.”
The lawmakers said veterans’ housing stability “must never be subject to uncertainty,” urging the agencies to provide details by Dec. 12, including how current beneficiaries would avoid service disruptions and how Congress would be able to oversee any transition.
The letter was signed by Representatives Greg Casar, Herb Conaway Jr., Dwight Evans, Dan Goldman, Steven Horsford, Jonathan Jackson, Stephen Lynch, Sarah McBride, Chris Pappas and Marilyn Strickland.
VA data shows that nearly 90,000 veterans currently hold HUD-VASH vouchers, and more than 46,000 were permanently housed in 2024 alone.
Veteran organizations have warned that replacing HUD-VASH without a clear operational framework risks reversing more than a decade of progress, a concern that now places increased scrutiny on the administration’s BRAVE proposal.
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