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HR 1170 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Advanced technology and technological innovations Disability and paralysis Housing for the elderly and disabled Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing.

Introduced: February 25, 2009 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 19, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5723)
May 19, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5723)
May 19, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1170.
May 19, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5723-5724)
May 19, 2009
Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 14, 2009
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 53.
May 14, 2009
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-109.
May 6, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 6, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 2009
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
Feb 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing for disabled veterans. Limits grant amounts to $200,000 annually per recipient.

Provides that if a grant recipient is awarded a patent related to assistive technology developed with grant amounts, the Secretary shall retain no less than a 30% interest in the patent.

Provides grant funds. Terminates grant authority five years after the enactment of this Act.

What's happening now May 20, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1170: To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1170/
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"H.R. 1170: To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1170/.
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H.R. 1170, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1170/.
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