To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability, as defined under section 1413a of such title.
Latest action · Feb 6, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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 15, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Extends the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense (DOD) and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include all veterans with a combat-related disability. (Under current law, such concurrent receipt is limited to those veterans who incur a disability in the line of duty in a combat zone or during the performance of duty in combat-related operations.)
Makes such amendment effective as of January 28, 2008 (the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008).
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2009 to Nov 19, 2009; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jan 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Jan 22, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jan 27, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Harry Teague | Mar 6, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Mar 6, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Suzanne M. Kosmas | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Nov 19, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 15, 2009 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jan 15, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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. 111-26 | MEETING THE NEEDS OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF VETERANS91 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 4, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability, as defined under section 1413a of such title.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 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.
