Veterans Pensions Protection Act
Latest action · Oct 21, 2009 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.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Pensions Protection Act - Excludes monetary veterans' benefits paid to a veteran from a state or municipality from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2009 to Feb 2, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Nov 4, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Nov 4, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Nov 18, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Nov 18, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Dec 8, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Feb 2, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2009 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Sep 11, 2009Hearings Oct 8, 2009Markup Oct 21, 2009Reported Oct 21, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2009Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 21, 2009Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Oct 8, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Sep 11, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 31, 2009Referred to the House 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-48 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 761, H.R. 2243, H.R. 3485, H.R. 3544, AND DRAFT LEGISLATION77 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Oct 8, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3118 | Veterans Pensions Protection Act | Identical bill | Mar 16, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities shall be excluded from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Pensions Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House
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.
