HR 3947 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Veterans Pensions Protection Act

Introduced Mar 11, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Joseph Crowley D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 13, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 11, 2004
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Pensions Protection Act - Excludes monetary veterans' benefits paid to a veteran from a State or municipality from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2004 to Sep 28, 2004; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-TNBart GordonOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 11, 2004
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-ILLane EvansOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMar 11, 2004
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalMar 11, 2004
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Mar 11, 2004
Benefits Subcommittee
Referred Apr 13, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 13, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
  2. Mar 11, 2004Introduced in House
  3. Mar 11, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-35WASTED SPACE, WASTED DOLLARS: REFORMING FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY TO MEET 21ST CENTURY NEEDS137 pagesOversight and Government Reform CommitteeJun 5, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities shall be excluded from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans Pensions Protection Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 11, 2004Introduced in House

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