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HR 3521 104th Congress House

Fairness for Disabled Veterans Act of 1996

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement that amounts paid to a member of the Armed Forces under the Special Separation Benefits Progra… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement that amounts paid to a member of the Armed Forces under the Special Separation Benefits Program of the Department of Defense, or under the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program of that Department, be offset from amounts subsequently paid to that member by the Department of Veterans Affairs as disability compensation.

Introduced: June 13, 1996 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) 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 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 1996
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Jun 3, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 3, 1996
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 24, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E898)
May 23, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
May 23, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 1996

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Disabled Veterans Act of 1996 - Allows payments to members of the armed forces under the Special Separation Benefits program or the Voluntary Separation Incentive program of the Department of Defense without a concurrent pro rata reduction of veterans' disability compensation paid to such members through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 30, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 13, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 13, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3521: Fairness for Disabled Veterans Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3521/
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