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HR 585 110th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.

Introduced: January 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AfghanistanDisabledFinance and Financial SectorGovernment life insurance
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 19, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan 19, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 19, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 19, 2007

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006 to remove the requirement that, in order to qualify for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program during the period beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending on November 30, 2005, the Secretary of the military department concerned must determine that the loss was a direct result of a traumatic injury incurred in the theater of operations for Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom (thus including traumatic injury incurred while performing other types of military service during such period under such coverage).

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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 19, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 585: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-585/
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"H.R. 585: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-585/.
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H.R. 585, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-585/.
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[H.R. 585: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-585/)
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