US Congress House Resolution 249 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 36-2)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should take full responsibility for financing the health-care benefits earned by veterans with service-connected disabilities; (2) the purchase of supplemental health insurance by a veteran should not be grounds for reducing the federal government's obligation to such veteran; and (3) the VA should not implement policies that discourage disabled veterans from purchasing supplemental health insurance coverage for themselves and their families.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should take full responsibility for financing the health care benefits earned by veterans with service-connected disabilities.

Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]	Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Charles Djou [R-HI]	Rep. Mary Fallin [R-OK]
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R-MI]
Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. John McHugh [R-NY]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]
Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]	Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. John Shadegg [R-AZ]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]
Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-17		Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-resolution/249/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hres249/BILLS-111hres249ih.pdf