US Congress Senate Bill 116 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel. This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide transportation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights within the continental United States and on scheduled overseas flights on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total. In establishing space-available transportation priorities under the travel program, DOD shall provide transportation on the same basis as such transportation is provided to members of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel.

Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB936 (Related) 2017-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/116/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s116/BILLS-115s116is.pdf