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HR 4138 101th Congress House

To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the payment of temporary lodging expenses incurred by family members who receive transportation incident to the hospitalization of a member of…

Official title: To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the payment of temporary lodging expenses incurred by family members who receive transportation incident … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the payment of temporary lodging expenses incurred by family members who receive transportation incident to the hospitalization of a member of the Armed Forces for a serious illness or serious injury sustained by the member in the line of duty.

Introduced: February 28, 1990 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Military dependentsMilitary medicineTravel costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Mar 6, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Feb 28, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 28, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 6, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides for the payment of temporary lodging expenses for visiting family members of military personnel who are hospitalized due to serious illness or injury sustained in the line of duty.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 15, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4138: To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the payment of temporary lodging expenses incurred by family members who receive transportation incident to the hospitalization of a member of the Armed Forces for a serious illness or serious injury sustained by the member in the line of duty.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4138/
MLA
"H.R. 4138: To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the payment of temporary lodging expenses incurred by family members who receive transportation incident to the hospitalization of a member of the Armed Forces for a serious illness or serious injury sustained by the member in the line of duty.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4138/.
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H.R. 4138, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4138/.
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[H.R. 4138: To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the payment of temporary lodging expenses incurred by family members who receive transportation incident to the hospitalization of a member of the Armed Forces for a serious illness or serious injury sustained by the member in the line of duty.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4138/)
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