Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should take full responsibility for financing the health care benefits earned by veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Latest action · Mar 17, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 17, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should take full responsibility for financing the health-care benefits earned by veterans with service-connected disabilities; (2) the purchase of supplemental health insurance by a veteran should not be grounds for reducing the federal government's obligation to such veteran; and (3) the VA should not implement policies that discourage disabled veterans from purchasing supplemental health insurance coverage for themselves and their families.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2009 to Nov 15, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Mar 19, 2009 |
Actions 2
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- Mar 17, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Mar 17, 2009Introduced in House
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