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HR 4994 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Accidents Civil actions and liability Health care costs and insurance Life, casualty, property insurance Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016

Introduced: April 19, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Apr 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 19, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 19, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E518)
Apr 19, 2016
Introduced in House
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Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016

This bill exempts the following payments from annual income determinations with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans: (1) reimbursements, including insurance settlement payments, for medical expenses related to an accident, theft, loss, or casualty, up to the costs of medical care provided to the victim of such event; and (2) payments for pain and suffering, including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court related to an accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss up to an amount determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs on a case-by-case basis.

What's happening now April 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 10 Republican 1
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jun 7, 2016
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 7, 2016
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 19, 2016
Woodall, Rob
· May 12, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 11, 2016
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 10, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 19, 2016
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 19, 2016
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 19, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 19, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 19, 2016
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Apr 19, 2016
Rooney, Thomas
· Apr 19, 2016
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 19, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4994: Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4994/
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"H.R. 4994: Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4994/.
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H.R. 4994, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4994/.
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