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HR 6287 110th Congress House

Veterans Travel Equity Act of 2008

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered by … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 8, 2008 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Access to health careDisabledGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment travel
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HealthLabor and EmploymentTransportation and Public WorksTravel costsVeterans' benefitsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 17, 2008
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 Latest action June 17, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Travel Equity Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in determining the amount of allowance or reimbursement under the beneficiary travel program (a program authorizing a travel allowance or reimbursement for the transportation of veterans to obtain medical care), to use the mileage reimbursement rates for the use of privately owned vehicles by government employees traveling on official business.

Prohibits the Secretary, effective 90 days after the enactment of this Act, from imposing any income or pension eligibility requirement, or requiring any service-connected disability rating, in order for a veteran to be eligible for such allowance or reimbursement.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Mahoney, Tim
· Sep 10, 2008
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 8, 2008
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 25, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6287: Veterans Travel Equity Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6287/
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"H.R. 6287: Veterans Travel Equity Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6287/.
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