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HR 2367 105th Congress House

Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997

Official title: To increase, effective as of December 1, 1997, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indem… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To increase, effective as of December 1, 1997, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans.

Introduced: July 31, 1997 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedureCost of living adjustmentsDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisabled
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Disabled veteransEconomics and Public FinanceFamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityLabor and EmploymentLawSurvivors' benefitsVeterans' benefitsVeterans' disability compensationVeterans' pensions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-98.
Nov 19, 1997
Signed by President.
Nov 7, 1997
Presented to President.
Nov 6, 1997
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 5, 1997
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11790)
Nov 5, 1997
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11790)
Nov 3, 1997
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 245.
Oct 31, 1997
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Oct 31, 1997
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 31, 1997
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 31, 1997
On passage Passed without objection.
Oct 31, 1997
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Oct 31, 1997
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9835-9837)
Oct 31, 1997
Mr. Stump asked unanimous consent to discharge the Union Calendar and consider.
Oct 9, 1997
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184.
Oct 9, 1997
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 105-320.
Sep 11, 1997
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 11, 1997
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 4, 1997
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Sep 4, 1997
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jul 31, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 31, 1997
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 454 – Amendment in the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Oct 31, 1997
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 Latest action November 19, 1997

Became Public Law No: 105-98.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997 - Increases, as of December 1, 1997, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) for surviving spouses and children (including supplemental DIC for disabled adult children).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 987 Companion bill Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1997
 Bill text 6 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 24, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 18, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 16, 1997
QUINN, JACK
· Jul 31, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2367: Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2367/
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"H.R. 2367: Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2367/.
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