Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004
Latest action · Sep 10, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1592)
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.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities on or after September 11, 2001, including a system of advocacy and follow-up to assist those members to transition from military service to the civilian community.
Requires the Secretary to designate an executive agent to carry out the program throughout the Department of Defense and, in cooperation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, for members of the Coast Guard with severe disabilities.
Cosponsors 78
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2004 to Oct 8, 2004; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Charles W. Stenholm | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Sep 15, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Sep 15, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Sep 15, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Chris Bell | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Sep 22, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| R-IN | John N. Hostettler | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-GA | Denise L. Majette | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| R-NY | John E. Sweeney | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Oct 8, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1592)
- Sep 9, 2004Introduced in House
- Sep 9, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1961 | Adam B. Schiff D-CA | Oct 11, 2004 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1592 | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD | Sep 10, 2004 |
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING AMENDMENTS OF 200337 pages | Judiciary Committee | Feb 12, 2004 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2956 | Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004 | Related bill | Oct 8, 2004 |
| S 3002 | Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004 | Related bill | Nov 18, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Case management
- Continuum of care
- Department of Defense
- Disabled
- Executive reorganization
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Iraq compilation
- Law
- Military discharges
- Military medicine
- Military personnel
- Social Welfare
- Veterans' medical care
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2004Introduced in House
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