US Congress House Bill 3407 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 30 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-07-01 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases rates of the following veterans' benefits: (1) wartime disability compensation for veterans in need of regular aid and attendance or higher levels of care; and (2) the non-service-connected disability pension for veterans of a period of war whose disability is rated permanent and total and who are permanently housebound. Makes disabled veterans with severe burn injuries eligible for automobile and adaptive equipment assistance. Makes veterans who suffer traumatic brain injury eligible for wartime disability compensation. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the rate of the special pension for persons entered on Medal of Honor rolls. Extends to September 30, 2021, provisions concerning the treatment of pension amounts of Medicaid-covered veterans who are receiving nursing facility services.

Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009

Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite [R-FL]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Buyer [R-IN]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]
Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. John Mica [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Adam Putnam [R-FL]
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-07-01		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-07-31		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2119-2120)
2009-07-31		Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2009-07-30		Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3407/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3407/BILLS-111hr3407ih.pdf