Veterans Pension Protection Act
Latest action · Jun 28, 2013 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Pension Protection Act - Provides that if a veteran eligible for a pension for service or for a non-service-connected disability, or the spouse of such veteran, disposes of a resource that was part of such veteran's estate for less than its fair market value within three years before applying for such pension, then the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall deny or discontinue the pension payment for months beginning on the date of such disposition and ending when the uncompensated value of such resource is reached. Provides the same denial or discontinuance in the case of a veteran eligible for an increased pension payment on account of a child, unless the Secretary determines that such denial or discontinuance would work an undue hardship.
Applies the same denial or discontinuance, with the same undue hardship exception, in the case of: (1) a veteran's surviving spouse who disposes of a covered resource for less than fair market value within such period, and (2) an increased pension for such spouse on account of a child.
Requires the Secretary, at the time a veteran, surviving spouse, or child applies for such a pension, to: (1) inform the individual of such requirements, and (2) obtain information to determine whether a period of ineligibility for such payments will be required.
Requires annual reports from the Secretary, through 2018, on the administration of this Act.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2013 to Jul 19, 2013, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Ron Barber | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jul 19, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jun 12, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 748 | Veterans Pension Protection Act | Identical bill | Jun 12, 2013 |
| S 944 | Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 | Related bill | Dec 9, 2013 |
| S 1950 | Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 | Related bill | Feb 4, 2014 |
| S 1982 | Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 | Related bill | Feb 27, 2014 |
| S 2413 | Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jun 2, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2013Introduced in House
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