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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 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 22, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 22, 1998
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 22, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3948: 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.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3948/
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"H.R. 3948: 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.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3948/.
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H.R. 3948, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3948/.
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[H.R. 3948: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3948/)
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