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HR 1048 108th Congress House

Disabled Veterans Adaptive Benefits Improvement Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of assistance for certain disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and automobile and adaptive equipment.

Introduced: March 4, 2003 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Automobile partsDisabledEquipment and suppliesHousing and Community Development
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Housing for the disabledMotor vehiclesTransportation and Public WorksTransportation and the disabledVeterans' benefitsVeterans' disability compensation
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 2003
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Mar 4, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 4, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E357)
Mar 4, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 2003

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Disabled Veterans Adaptive Benefits Improvement Act of 2003 - Increases from: (1) $48,000 to $50,000 the maximum amount authorized to be provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain disabled veterans for the construction of specially adapted housing; (2) $9,250 to $10,000 the maximum amount authorized for specially adapted features within a home; and (3) $9,000 to $11,000 the maximum amount authorized for automobile and adaptive equipment for such veterans.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Mar 4, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 4, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1048: Disabled Veterans Adaptive Benefits Improvement Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1048/
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"H.R. 1048: Disabled Veterans Adaptive Benefits Improvement Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1048/.
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