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HR 1188 109th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disabled Families Military dependents Military transportation Post exchanges Transportation and Public Works Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation

Disabled Veterans Right to Commissaries and Space Available Travel Act

Introduced: March 9, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1150)
Apr 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 6, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 9, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disabled Veterans Right to Commissaries and Space Available Travel Act - Requires veterans with disabilities rated at 30 percent or more (and their dependents) to be permitted to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as members of the Armed Forces eligible for retired or retainer pay.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide transportation on Department of Defense aircraft on a space-available basis for any veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 50 percent or more (and their dependents) on the same basis as members entitled to retired or retainer pay.

What's happening now June 7, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1150)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Independent 1
Marshall, Jim
· Jul 10, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 8, 2006
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 17, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 25, 2006
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 28, 2006
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2006
GORDON, BART
· Dec 13, 2005
INGLIS, BOB
· Dec 13, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 18, 2005
SOUDER, MARK
· Oct 18, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 6, 2005
Salazar, John
· Jun 21, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1188: Disabled Veterans Right to Commissaries and Space Available Travel Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1188/
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"H.R. 1188: Disabled Veterans Right to Commissaries and Space Available Travel Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1188/.
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H.R. 1188, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1188/.
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