US Congress House Bill 4045 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-0)
Status: Introduced on November 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-11-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits; or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released from active military service for a service-connected disability and for whom there is no next of kin or sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial costs. Increases the burial plot allowance for veterans who, at the time of death, were receiving hospital or nursing home care in or through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Authorizes the annual adjustment of such allowances by the same percentage increase as adjustments to benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.

Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2009

Rep. John Adler [D-NJ]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Driehaus [D-OH]	Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]
Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Ron Klein [D-FL]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Scott Murphy [D-NY]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]
Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Vic Snyder [D-AR]
Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]	Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]
Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-11-13		Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2009-11-06		Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB6054 (Related) 2010-09-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4045/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4045/BILLS-111hr4045ih.pdf