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HR 2963 109th Congress House

Dr. James Allen Disabled Veterans Equity Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes.

Introduced: September 13, 2005 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security BlindDisabledEye diseasesHealthVeterans' disability compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 2006
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 28, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 6, 2006

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Dr. James Allen Disabled Veterans Equity Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay special disability compensation due to a veteran's loss of paired organs when the veteran has suffered impairment of vision compensable to a degree of ten percent or more (currently, blindness) in one eye as a result of a service-connected disability and impairment of vision (currently, blindness) in the other eye as a result of a non-service-connected disability not the result of the veteran's own willful misconduct.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6073 Related bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 13 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 14, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 31, 2006
Ryan, Paul
· Nov 10, 2005
TAYLOR, GENE
· Nov 1, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 25, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 18, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 7, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 6, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Sep 28, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 28, 2005
Chandler, Ben
· Sep 22, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 13, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 13, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Sep 8, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 8, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Sep 6, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 27, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 27, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 22, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 17, 2005
EMERSON, JO
· Jun 17, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Jun 17, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Jun 17, 2005
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Jun 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2963: Dr. James Allen Disabled Veterans Equity Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2963/
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