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HR 3344 108th Congress House

Hospitalized Veterans Financial Assistance Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the payment of veterans' benefits in all hospitalization and convalescent claims to begin effective on the day … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the payment of veterans' benefits in all hospitalization and convalescent claims to begin effective on the day on which hospitalization or treatment begins.

Introduced: March 2, 2004 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security DisabledHealthHospital careVeterans' disability compensationVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 13, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Oct 20, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 20, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2097-2098)
Oct 20, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 13, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hospitalized Veterans Financial Assistance Act of 2003 - Makes the commencement date of the period of payment of a temporary increase in veterans' disability compensation for hospitalization or treatment the day on which such hospitalization or treatment commences. (Currently, such date is the first day of the month in which such hospitalization or treatment commences, when the hospitalization or treatment commences and terminates within the same calendar month.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 2, 2004
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 26, 2004
SPRATT, JOHN
· Feb 24, 2004
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Dec 8, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 21, 2003
Bell, Chris
· Nov 20, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 20, 2003
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Nov 18, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 17, 2003
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 7, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 4, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 30, 2003
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 30, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Oct 30, 2003
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Oct 29, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 29, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Oct 28, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 21, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Oct 20, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3344: Hospitalized Veterans Financial Assistance Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3344/
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"H.R. 3344: Hospitalized Veterans Financial Assistance Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3344/.
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H.R. 3344, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3344/.
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