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HR 4073 111th Congress House

Rural Veterans Reimbursement Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the payments to certain veterans for certain travel expenses.

Introduced: November 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Transportation costsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 16, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2836)
Nov 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 20, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Veterans Reimbursement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use the travel allowance or reimbursement rate in effect for federal employees traveling on official business in reimbursing a veteran for travel in connection with treatment for a service-connected disability or a scheduled compensation and pension examination when such travel is either more than 150 miles from the veteran's residence or requires lodging and subsistence because of inclement weather (as determined by the Secretary).

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Nov 19, 2009
Shuler, Heath
· Nov 16, 2009
Teague, Harry
· Nov 16, 2009
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Nov 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4073: Rural Veterans Reimbursement Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4073/
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"H.R. 4073: Rural Veterans Reimbursement Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4073/.
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H.R. 4073, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4073/.
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