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HR 3947 108th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Income Labor and Employment Veterans' benefits Veterans' pensions

Veterans Pensions Protection Act

Introduced: March 11, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 13, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Mar 11, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 11, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Veterans Pensions Protection Act - Excludes monetary veterans' benefits paid to a veteran from a State or municipality from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
What's happening now April 13, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 18, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 11, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 11, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3947: Veterans Pensions Protection Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3947/
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"H.R. 3947: Veterans Pensions Protection Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3947/.
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H.R. 3947, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3947/.
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