HR 843 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Injured Veterans Benefits Eligibility Act of 2003

Introduced Feb 13, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Silvestre Reyes D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 13, 2004 Provision incorporated. See H. R. 1716, Title II, Section 205.

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.

IntroducedFeb 13, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Injured Veterans Benefits Eligibility Act of 2003 - Considers as a service-connected disability or death, for purposes of eligibility for all benefits provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs, any disability or death caused by treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by or through such Department.

Cosponsors 11

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2003 to May 19, 2004, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-FL	Corrine Brown	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-IL	Lane Evans	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-HI	Neil Abercrombie	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-CA	Barbara Lee		May 5, 2003
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo		Apr 20, 2004
D-CA	Maxine Waters		Apr 20, 2004
D-OH	Ted Strickland		Apr 20, 2004
D-TX	Ciro D. Rodriguez		Apr 21, 2004
D-ME	Michael H. Michaud		Apr 27, 2004
D-MA	John F. Tierney		May 19, 2004

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 13, 2004Provision incorporated. See H. R. 1716, Title II, Section 205.
Apr 29, 2004Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 20, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Feb 13, 2003Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1716	Veterans Earn and Learn Act of 2004	Procedurally related	Aug 8, 2004

Subjects

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

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