A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a traumatic injury protection rider to servicemembers insured under section 1967(a)(1) of such title.
Latest action · Apr 14, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3682-3683)
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.
- IntroducedApr 14, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require that a member insured under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program be automatically issued a traumatic injury protection rider that will provide a payment of up to $100,000 per event if the member, while so insured, sustains a traumatic injury that results in: (1) a loss of sight, limbs, movement, speech, or hearing; (2) certain burns; or (3) a coma or the inability to carry out certain daily living activities. Provides coverage exceptions, including attempted suicide or self-inflicted injury, committing or attempting to commit a felony, being legally intoxicated, or willful misconduct. Provides specific payment amounts with respect to each type of injury or loss.
Requires the payment, while a member is serving on active or reserve duty, of premiums for such additional coverage.
Terminates such coverage upon separation from the Armed Forces.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2005 to May 10, 2005; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 10, 2005 |
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 Apr 14, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Apr 14, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3682)
- Apr 14, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3682-3683)
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 S3682Text printed S3682 | Larry E. Craig R-ID (text) | Apr 14, 2005 |
Titles 1
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 a traumatic injury protection rider to servicemembers insured under section 1967(a)(1) of such title.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2005Introduced in Senate
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