US Congress House Bill 297 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-04 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veteran Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Subsistence Allowance Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases the amount of monthly subsistence allowance payable to veterans participating in the veterans' vocational rehabilitation program (a program of training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities). Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in the case of a veteran who has reached a point of employability and is participating only in a program of employment services, to pay such veteran a subsistence allowance for three months while the veteran is satisfactorily pursuing such program.

Veteran Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Subsistence Allowance Improvement Act of 2009

Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Buyer [R-IN]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-04		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-01-09		Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2009-01-08		Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2009-01-08		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E50)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/297/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr297/BILLS-111hr297ih.pdf