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HRES 249 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should take full responsibility for financing the health care benefits earned by veterans with…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should take full responsibility for financing the health care bene… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should take full responsibility for financing the health care benefits earned by veterans with service-connected disabilities.

Introduced: March 23, 2009 Introduced by: Lummis, Cynthia M. Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisHealth care costs and insuranceVeterans' medical care
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Mar 17, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should take full responsibility for financing the health-care benefits earned by veterans with service-connected disabilities; (2) the purchase of supplemental health insurance by a veteran should not be grounds for reducing the federal government's obligation to such veteran; and (3) the VA should not implement policies that discourage disabled veterans from purchasing supplemental health insurance coverage for themselves and their families.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 5
Djou, Charles
· Jul 13, 2010
Fallin, Mary
· Apr 1, 2009
Teague, Harry
· Mar 24, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 23, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 19, 2009
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 19, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 19, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Mar 19, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Mar 18, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 249: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should take full responsibility for financing the health care benefits earned by veterans with service-connected disabilities.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-249/
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"H. Res. 249: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should take full responsibility for financing the health care benefits earned by veterans with service-connected disabilities.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-249/.
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H. Res. 249, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-249/.
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