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HR 2708 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act

Introduced: May 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act

This bill repeals provisions that: (1) prohibit the initiation of Department of Veterans Affairs programs providing independent living services and assistance for more than 2,700 veterans in each fiscal year, and (2) require giving first priority under such programs to veterans for whom the reasonable feasibility of achieving a vocational goal is precluded solely as a result of disability.

What's happening now May 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2708: Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2708/
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"H.R. 2708: Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2708/.
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H.R. 2708, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2708/.
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