VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 27, 2017 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 16, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017
This bill amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to provide that payments for travel and incidental expenses related to disability examinations by non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physicians for veterans applying for VA benefits shall be made from amounts available to the VA for payment of compensation and pensions.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2017Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Apr 27, 2017Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 5, 2017Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Mar 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2017Introduced in House
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