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HR 2713 111th Congress House

Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the service disabled veterans' insurance program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: June 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysisLife, casualty, property insuranceVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 5, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 24, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a two-year period, beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to allow a person who was eligible for service disabled veterans life insurance but did not apply within the required two-year period after their disability was determined to apply for such insurance.

Increases from: (1) $10,000 to $100,000 the maximum authorized amount of U.S. government or National Service life insurance; and (2) $20,000 to $50,000 the maximum authorized amount of supplemental insurance for totally disabled veterans.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 2
Arcuri, Michael
· Jun 4, 2009
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 4, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 4, 2009
Ellsworth, Brad
· Jun 4, 2009
Hall, John
· Jun 4, 2009
HILL, BARON
· Jun 4, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Jun 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2713: Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2713/
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"H.R. 2713: Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2713/.
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H.R. 2713, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2713/.
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