Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008
Latest action · Jan 23, 2008 Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedJan 23, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting debts owed to the United States by certain members of the armed forces or veterans who die as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a war or a combat zone after September 11, 2001.
Excepts any amounts owed the United States under federal housing and small business loan programs from such prohibition on debt collection.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2008 to Jun 17, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jan 23, 2008 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Jan 23, 2008 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Jan 30, 2008 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Jan 31, 2008 | |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Jan 31, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Feb 4, 2008 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Feb 4, 2008 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Feb 4, 2008 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Feb 4, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Feb 5, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Feb 5, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Feb 11, 2008 | |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Feb 11, 2008 | |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Feb 12, 2008 |
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 Jan 24, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jan 23, 2008Read twice and referred to the 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.
Printed hearings 1
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. 110-675 | HEARING ON PENDING BENEFITS LEGISLATION144 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 7, 2008 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2536 | Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jan 22, 2008 |
| HR 5148 | Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008 | Identical bill | Feb 1, 2008 |
| HR 5155 | Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jun 12, 2008 |
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 prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a combat zone, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Collection of accounts
- Commerce
- Debt
- Debtor and creditor
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing finance
- Housing subsidies
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Small business
- South Asia
- Survivors' benefits
- Veterans' benefits
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2008Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
