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HR 6035 109th Congress House

Rural Veterans Transportation Act of 2006

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide enhanced travel benefits for veterans traveling to facilities of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide enhanced travel benefits for veterans traveling to facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 6, 2006 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Access to health careEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to transportationHealth
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Housing and Community DevelopmentRural healthTransportation and Public WorksTravel costsVeterans' benefitsVeterans' hospitalsVeterans' medical careVeterans' organizations
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 19, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 6, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 6, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Veterans Transportation Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to make grants to state veterans' service officers and veterans service organizations for providing innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural areas.

Requires the subsistence allowance paid by the Secretary to veterans required to travel significant distances to receive treatment at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be at the rate provided to federal employees for authorized travel.

Repeals the requirement that the Secretary investigate periodically the actual cost of such travel (including lodging and subsistence).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6035: Rural Veterans Transportation Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6035/
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"H.R. 6035: Rural Veterans Transportation Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6035/.
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H.R. 6035, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6035/.
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