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HR 832 106th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cost of living adjustments Deficit reduction Disabled Drug abuse Economics and Public Finance Federal budgets Government spending reductions Off-budget expenditures Smoking Tobacco Veterans' disability compensation

Veterans Tobacco-Related Illness Benefits Restoration Act of 1999

Introduced: February 24, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 9, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Feb 24, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 24, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Tobacco-Related Illness Benefits Restoration Act of 1999 - Repeals a Federal provision which prohibits a veteran's disability or death from being considered to have resulted from a personal injury suffered or a disease contracted in the line of duty on the basis that it resulted from the use of tobacco products during the veteran's military, naval, or air service. Provides that such repeal shall apply to any claim for compensation received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs before or after enactment of this Act.

Prohibits the Director of the Office of Management and Budget from making any estimate of changes in direct spending outlays under provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) for any fiscal year resulting from the enactment of this Act.

What's happening now March 9, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7