H.R. 2511 108th Congress House

To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide veterans who have a 100 percent service-connected disability with space-available travel on military aircraft in…

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Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide veterans who have a 100 percent service-connected disability with space-available travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces.

Introduced: November 6, 2003 See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security DisabledMilitary aircraftMilitary transportationTransportation and Public WorksVeterans' benefits

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Jun 18, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Jun 18, 2003

Introduced in House

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Latest action June 18, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Defense to permit a former member of the armed forces who is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on unscheduled military flights within the continental United States and on scheduled overseas flights operated by the Air Mobility Command to the same extent as retired members of the armed forces.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 10

Wilson, Joe

South Carolina · Sep 14, 2004

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Mar 23, 2004

HOEFFEL, JOSEPH

· Mar 23, 2004

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Dec 8, 2003

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Nov 7, 2003

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Nov 6, 2003

Waters, Maxine

California · Nov 4, 2003

Thompson, Mike

California · Sep 30, 2003

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Sep 30, 2003

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Jul 15, 2003

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2511: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide veterans who have a 100 percent service-connected disability with space-available travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2511/

MLA

"H.R. 2511: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide veterans who have a 100 percent service-connected disability with space-available travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2511/.

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H.R. 2511, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2511/.

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[H.R. 2511: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide veterans who have a 100 percent service-connected disability with space-available travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2511/)