Disabled Veterans Fairness Act
Latest action · Oct 7, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedOct 7, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disabled Veterans Fairness Act - Eliminates a $3 per round trip deductible charged by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in connection with the veterans beneficiary travel program (a program authorizing a travel allowance or reimbursement for beneficiaries providing transportation for veterans to obtain medical care).
Directs the Secretary, in determining the amount of such allowance or reimbursement, to use the mileage reimbursement rates for the use of privately owned vehicles by government employees traveling on official business.
Cosponsors 85
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 7, 2005 to Nov 14, 2006; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Oct 7, 2005 |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Oct 7, 2005 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Oct 7, 2005 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Oct 7, 2005 |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Original | Oct 7, 2005 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Oct 7, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Dec 15, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Dec 16, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 7, 2006 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Feb 28, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | May 2, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | May 23, 2006 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jun 9, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Nov 14, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 7, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2005Introduced in House
- Oct 7, 2005Referred 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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32961 | Veterans’ Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Oct 26, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3948 | Veterans Access to Health Care Act | Related bill | Oct 6, 2005 |
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 eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Disabled Veterans Fairness 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.
- Oct 7, 2005Introduced in House
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