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HR 1931 101th Congress House

Childless Veterans Assistance Act of 1989

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain procreative services, and reimbursement of certain ado… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain procreative services, and reimbursement of certain adoption expenses, for married veterans with service-connected disabilities.

Introduced: April 26, 1989 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 1989
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 7, 1989
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
May 22, 1989
Executive Comment Received from VA.
Apr 26, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 26, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from VA.
Apr 26, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Apr 13, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 13, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 7, 1989

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Childless Veterans Assistance Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide procreative services and reimbursement for adoption expenses to veterans (or their spouses) with a service-connected inability to procreate. Prohibits the Secretary from reimbursing a veteran for adoption expenses: (1) until after the adoption is final; (2) that are paid to or for the veteran under any other program administered by the Federal Government or by a State or local government; or (3) in an amount greater than $2,000 per child or $4,000 total per veteran.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
TAUZIN, W.
· May 3, 1989
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 26, 1989
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 26, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1931: Childless Veterans Assistance Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1931/
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"H.R. 1931: Childless Veterans Assistance Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1931/.
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H.R. 1931, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1931/.
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