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HR 3407 111th Congress House

Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to benefits for severely… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to benefits for severely injured veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysisDisability assistanceLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaid
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 31, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jul 31, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2119-2120)
Jul 30, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 30, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 1, 2010

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases rates of the following veterans' benefits: (1) wartime disability compensation for veterans in need of regular aid and attendance or higher levels of care; and (2) the non-service-connected disability pension for veterans of a period of war whose disability is rated permanent and total and who are permanently housebound.

Makes disabled veterans with severe burn injuries eligible for automobile and adaptive equipment assistance.

Makes veterans who suffer traumatic brain injury eligible for wartime disability compensation.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the rate of the special pension for persons entered on Medal of Honor rolls.

Extends to September 30, 2021, provisions concerning the treatment of pension amounts of Medicaid-covered veterans who are receiving nursing facility services.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 3
Hall, John
· Apr 13, 2010
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 23, 2010
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Oct 27, 2009
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Oct 15, 2009
Kagen, Steve
· Oct 1, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 23, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 23, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 14, 2009
Minnick, Walter
· Sep 10, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3407: Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3407/
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"H.R. 3407: Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3407/.
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