HR 2943 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 28, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-IABruce L. BraleyOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-PAChristopher P. CarneyOriginalJun 28, 2007
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJun 28, 2007
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-PAJason AltmireOriginalJun 28, 2007
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalJun 28, 2007
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-NYJohn J. HallOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJun 28, 2007
R-DEMichael N. CastleOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-KSNancy E. BoydaOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-ILPhil HareOriginalJun 28, 2007
R-UTRob BishopOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalJun 28, 2007
R-VATom DavisOriginalJun 28, 2007
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-OHZachary T. SpaceOriginalJun 28, 2007
D-AZEd PastorJul 17, 2007
R-FLGus M. BilirakisJul 17, 2007
D-GAJim MarshallJul 17, 2007
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJul 18, 2007
R-MOJo Ann EmersonJul 19, 2007
R-TXRon PaulJul 19, 2007
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jul 23, 2007
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettJul 26, 2007
D-MABarney FrankJul 30, 2007
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJul 30, 2007
D-INJulia CarsonJul 30, 2007
D-TXChet EdwardsAug 1, 2007
D-CODiana DeGetteAug 1, 2007
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersAug 3, 2007
D-CALynn C. WoolseyAug 3, 2007
D-VARick BoucherSep 5, 2007
D-MNCollin C. PetersonSep 18, 2007
D-NCMike McIntyreSep 18, 2007
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoSep 18, 2007
D-WAAdam SmithSep 24, 2007
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonSep 24, 2007
D-MIBart StupakOct 3, 2007
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOct 22, 2007
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOct 30, 2007
D-CADennis A. CardozaOct 30, 2007
R-WADoc HastingsOct 30, 2007
D-AZGabrielle GiffordsOct 30, 2007
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOct 30, 2007
D-WAJay InsleeOct 30, 2007
D-CAJim CostaOct 30, 2007
D-NCHeath ShulerNov 1, 2007
D-FLKathy CastorNov 1, 2007
D-WVNick J. Rahall IINov 1, 2007
D-INBrad EllsworthNov 7, 2007
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterNov 7, 2007
D-CTJoe CourtneyNov 7, 2007
D-PAJoe SestakNov 7, 2007
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthNov 7, 2007
D-MNKeith EllisonNov 7, 2007
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandNov 7, 2007
D-NHPaul W. HodesNov 7, 2007
R-NCVirginia FoxxNov 7, 2007
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeNov 7, 2007
D-TNBart GordonNov 8, 2007
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Nov 8, 2007
D-NYJoseph CrowleyNov 8, 2007
D-WIRon KindNov 8, 2007
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Nov 8, 2007
D-WISteve KagenNov 8, 2007
D-NJSteven R. RothmanNov 8, 2007
D-OHCharles A. WilsonNov 13, 2007
D-CTChristopher MurphyNov 13, 2007
D-ILJerry F. CostelloNov 13, 2007
D-CAJerry McNerneyNov 13, 2007
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinNov 13, 2007
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesNov 13, 2007
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenDec 4, 2007
D-CALaura RichardsonDec 4, 2007
D-TXNick LampsonDec 4, 2007
D-PAPatrick J. MurphyDec 4, 2007
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottDec 4, 2007
D-TNSteve CohenDec 4, 2007
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnDec 13, 2007
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungDec 13, 2007
D-NYMichael A. ArcuriDec 19, 2007
D-FLRon KleinDec 19, 2007
D-MIDale E. KildeeMar 6, 2008
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterApr 3, 2008
D-INAndré CarsonApr 30, 2008
D-MAJohn F. TierneyMay 21, 2008

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jun 28, 2007
Social Security Subcommittee
Referred Jul 6, 2007

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 6, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  2. Jun 28, 2007Introduced in House
  3. Jun 28, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7345)
  4. 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H7345John P. Sarbanes D-MDJun 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.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2872Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2008Related billApr 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.

  1. Jun 28, 2007Introduced in House

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