Bill Text: NJ SR80 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges United States Congress to pass legislation to automatically enroll veterans for benefits they are entitled to in United States Department of Veterans Affairs system.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-27 - Filed with Secretary of State [SR80 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-SR80-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator JOSEPH P. CRYAN
District 20 (Union)
Senator FRED H. MADDEN, JR.
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
SYNOPSIS
Urges United States Congress to pass legislation to automatically enroll veterans for benefits they are entitled to in United States Department of Veterans Affairs system.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Senate Resolution urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to automatically enroll veterans for benefits they are entitled to in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs system.
Whereas, Military service members are eligible for a range of United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits when they are discharged; and
Whereas, Currently, those benefits may include, but are not limited to, healthcare, disability, educational, and employment benefits; and
Whereas, Under the VA pre-discharge program, members are encouraged to apply for each type of benefit they are entitled to prior to their discharge, and are encouraged to work with an accredited representative during this process; and
Whereas, While helpful to service members, the process in place for applying for each type of benefit can be time consuming and burdensome, especially as service members are making a transition from military to civilian life; and
Whereas, Providing for automatic enrollment of veterans for the VA benefits they are entitled to would facilitate this process and ease the transition to civilian life; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey:
1. This House urges the United States Congress to pass legislation to automatically enroll veterans for benefits they are entitled to in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs system.
2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the President of the United States Senate, the Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the House Minority Leader, the Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and each member of Congress elected from this State.
STATEMENT
This resolution urges the United States Congress to pass legislation to automatically enroll veterans for benefits they are entitled to in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs system.
Currently, military service members are eligible for a range of United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits when they are discharged, including healthcare, disability, educational, employment, and other benefits. Under the VA pre-discharge program, members are encouraged to apply for each type of benefit they are entitled to prior to their discharge, and are encouraged to work with an accredited representative during this process. However, while helpful to service members, the process in place for applying for each type of benefit can be time consuming and burdensome, especially as service members are making a transition from military to civilian life. Providing for the automatic enrollment of veterans for the VA benefits they are entitled to would facilitate this process and ease the transition to civilian life.
