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Veterans' Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988

Introduced: June 3, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 1988
Provisions Included in S.11.
Oct 19, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 18, 1988
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2011 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Oct 18, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2011 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Oct 18, 1988
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 2011 amended.
Oct 18, 1988
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Oct 18, 1988
Senate Committee on Veterans discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 28, 1988
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Jul 26, 1988
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 395 - 0 (Record Vote No: 237).
Jul 26, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 395 - 0 (Record Vote No: 237).
Jul 26, 1988
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Jul 7, 1988
Placed on Union Calendar No: 461.
Jul 7, 1988
Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 100-760.
Jun 28, 1988
Ordered to be Reported.
Jun 28, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 3, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 3, 1988
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1988 - Increases the rates of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and the clothing allowance payable to veterans with service-connected disabilities and their survivors.

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to administratively adjust the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death.

Provides for the payment of benefits to the surviving spouse and to the children of a veteran who dies from causes other than the veteran's own willful misconduct, and who was in receipt of, entitled to receive, or but for the receipt of retired or retirement pay would have been entitled to receive, compensation at the time of death for a service-connected disability that was continuously rated totally disabling for: (1) ten years or more immediately preceding death; or (2) not less than five years from the date of such veteran's discharge or other release from active duty.

Prohibits the payment of benefits to a surviving spouse under this Act unless: (1) the marriage to the veteran occurred before the expiration of 15 years after the veteran's discharge or other release from active duty; (2) the surviving spouse was married to the veteran for one year or more; or (3) a child was born of the marriage or was born to them before the marriage.

Provides for a reduction of benefits to a surviving spouse or child receiving money or property pursuant to an award in a judicial proceeding based upon, or a settlement or compromise of, any cause of action for damages for the death of such veteran.

Revises provisions providing for vocational rehabilitation for pension recipients to qualify for an eligibility evaluation any veteran who was awarded a pension before the beginning of the program period, and to remove the limitation on the number of veterans who may be given evaluations each year. Extends the program period through January 31, 1992.

Provides for the continued operation of the Veterans Administration's regional office in the Philippines through September 30, 1991.

What's happening now October 20, 1988

Provisions Included in S.11.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1