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HR 1818 111th Congress House

Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and to their dependents.

Introduced: November 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistanceMilitary facilities and propertyVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 31, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 31, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act - Permits a veteran with any compensable service-connected disability (and the veteran's dependents) to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a member of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 108 Identical bill Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Sablan, Gregorio
· Sep 15, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 5, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 31, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 31, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1818: Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1818/
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"H.R. 1818: Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1818/.
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