Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 6, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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.
- IntroducedJun 28, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007 - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to treat as a disability for OASDI and SSI disability payment purposes any service-connected total disability, as rated and certified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Applies the same treatment to related child's insurance and widow's and widower's insurance benefits.
Cosponsors 107
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2007 to May 21, 2008; 37 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Sep 5, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Oct 3, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Oct 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 6, 2008 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 30, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | May 21, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2007 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Jul 6, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Jun 28, 2007Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7345)
- Jun 28, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7345 | John P. Sarbanes D-MD | Jun 28, 2007 |
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 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-79 | HEARING ON CLEARING THE DISABILITY BACKLOG: GIVING THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO PROVIDE THE BENEFITS WORKERS HAVE EARNED232 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Apr 23, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-14 | H.R. 554, PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION ACT; H.R. 986, EIGHTMILE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACT; H.R. 1100, CARL SANDBURG HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE BOUNDARY REVISION ACT OF 2007; AND H.R. 1285, SNOQUALMIE PASS LAND CONVEYANCE ACT.71 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Apr 17, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2872 | Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2008 | Related bill | Apr 16, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of such titles.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2007Introduced in House
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