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HR 1472 110th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Disabled Government Operations and Politics Government travel Health Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Veterans' benefits Veterans' medical care

Disabled Veterans Fairness Act

Introduced: March 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 16, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 12, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disabled Veterans Fairness Act - Eliminates a $3 per round trip deductible charged by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in connection with the veterans beneficiary travel program (a program authorizing a travel allowance or reimbursement for beneficiaries providing transportation for veterans to obtain medical care).

Directs the Secretary, in determining the amount of such allowance or reimbursement, to use the mileage reimbursement rates for the use of privately owned vehicles by government employees traveling on official business.

What's happening now March 16, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 994 Related bill Disabled Veterans Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 9, 2008
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1472: Disabled Veterans Fairness Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1472/
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"H.R. 1472: Disabled Veterans Fairness Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1472/.
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H.R. 1472, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1472/.
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