To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and automobiles and adapted equipment.
Latest action · Mar 4, 2010 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increases from: (1) $12,000 to $36,000 the maximum amount authorized to be provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to certain disabled veterans for specially adapted features in a home; (2) $60,000 to $180,000 the total amount authorized to be provided per veteran for the construction of specially adapted housing; and (3) $11,000 to $33,000 the maximum amount authorized to be provided for the purchase of an automobile and adaptive automobile equipment.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2009 to Apr 22, 2010, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 3, 2010 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Mar 17, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Mar 19, 2010 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Apr 22, 2010 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2010Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 4, 2010Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Mar 4, 2010Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 4, 2010Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 24, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
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- Feb 25, 2009Introduced in House
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