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HR 5543 102th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that future increases in the monthly amount paid by the State of New York to blind disabled veterans shall be excluded from the determination of…

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that future increases in the monthly amount paid by the State of New York to blind disabled veterans shall be… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that future increases in the monthly amount paid by the State of New York to blind disabled veterans shall be excluded from the determination of annual income for purposes of the payment of pension by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: July 2, 1992 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security BlindIncomeNew York StateVeterans' disability compensationVeterans' pensions
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 2, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 2, 1992

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Excludes from the determination of income, for purposes of the payment of pension by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, any future increases made by the State of New York in the monthly amount paid to blind and totally disabled veterans.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Jul 2, 1992
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 2, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5543: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that future increases in the monthly amount paid by the State of New York to blind disabled veterans shall be excluded from the determination of annual income for purposes of the payment of pension by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5543/
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"H.R. 5543: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that future increases in the monthly amount paid by the State of New York to blind disabled veterans shall be excluded from the determination of annual income for purposes of the payment of pension by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5543/.
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H.R. 5543, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5543/.
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[H.R. 5543: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that future increases in the monthly amount paid by the State of New York to blind disabled veterans shall be excluded from the determination of annual income for purposes of the payment of pension by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5543/)
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