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HR 3249 110th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Cost of living adjustments Veterans' benefits

Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2007

Introduced: July 31, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 8, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 20, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jul 31, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 31, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 - Increases the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits; or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released from active military service for a service-connected disability and for whom there is no next of kin or sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial costs.

Increases the burial plot allowance for veterans who, at the time of death, were receiving hospital or nursing home care in or through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Authorizes the annual adjustment of such allowances by the same percentage increase as adjustments to benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.

What's happening now November 8, 2007

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1454 Related bill Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2007
  • S 1468 Related bill Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 29, 2008
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 2, 2007
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 31, 2007
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 31, 2007
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 31, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3249: Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3249/
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"H.R. 3249: Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3249/.
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