S 517 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Francis W. Agnes Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2003

Introduced Mar 5, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Patty Murray D-WA

Latest action · Jul 10, 2003 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-613.

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.

IntroducedMar 5, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Francis W. Agnes Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2003 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions with respect to former prisoners of war to repeal the currently required: (1) 30-day minimum period of internment prior to the presumption of service connection for certain listed diseases, for purposes of the payment of veterans' disability compensation; and (2) 90-day minimum period of internment prior to eligibility for dental care furnished through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Adds the following to the listed diseases under (1), above: heart disease, stroke, liver disease, diabetes (type 2), and osteoporosis. Requires: (1) such presumption also with respect to any disease that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines warrants such presumption by reason of having a positive association with the experience of being a prisoner of war; and (2) the Secretary to make such a determination within 60 days after a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War that such presumption be established for a non-listed disease.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2003 to Jan 22, 2004.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
D-WA	Maria Cantwell	Apr 30, 2003
D-OR	Ron Wyden	May 23, 2003
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski	Jun 11, 2003
D-MN	Mark Dayton	Jun 25, 2003
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin	Jul 16, 2003
D-AR	Mark L. Pryor	Oct 17, 2003
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer	Jan 22, 2004

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Mar 5, 2003Hearings Jul 10, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 10, 2003Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-613.
Mar 5, 2003Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 1

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
Senate	Debate and remarks S4154	Patty Murray D-WA	Mar 20, 2003

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 3

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

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 108-613	HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION70 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Jul 10, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-57	ELECTRICITY PROPOSALS AND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND RELIABILITY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2003243 pages	Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Mar 27, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-259	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET122 pages	Environment and Public Works Committee	Feb 26, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
Short Titles as Introduced: Francis W. Agnes Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 5, 2003Introduced in Senate

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