HR 4935
106th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cost of living adjustments
Estates (Law)
Health
Labor and Employment
Law
Soldiers' homes
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the size of the estate an incompetent veteran being furnished institutional care by the Department of Veterans Affairs may have without being subject to suspension of benefits.
Introduced: July 24, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jul 24, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 24, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Increases from $1,500 to $6,000 the threshold estate size of an incompetent veteran being furnished institutional care by the Department of Veterans Affairs may have before being subject to the suspension of pension, compensation, or retirement pay.
Directs the Secretary to increase such threshold amount by the same percentage as any increase in benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Committees of jurisdiction
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