HR 3948
105th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Authorization
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled
Drug abuse
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Smokeless tobacco
Smoking
Veterans' disability compensation
To maintain health care coverage for veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs for tobacco related illnesses, and to provide for additional authorization of appropriations for the Department.
Introduced: May 22, 1998
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Became law
May 22, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Entitles to veterans' disability compensation a veteran whose disease or injury is attributable in whole or part to the use of tobacco products.
Authorizes an additional $1 billion for FY 1999 for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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