US HB993 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Veterans' Independent Living Enhancement Act Repeals provisions that: (1) prohibit the initiation of Department of Veterans Affairs programs providing independent living services and assistance for greater than 2,700 veterans in each fiscal year, and (2) require giving first priority under such programs to veterans for whom the reasonable feasibility of achieving a vocational goal is precluded solely as a result of disability.
Title
Veterans' Independent Living Enhancement Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM] | Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA] | Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] |
| Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI] | Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-06 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-03-06 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. |
| 2015-02-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2015-02-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/993/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr993/BILLS-114hr993ih.pdf |
