HR 789
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Aid and Attendance Support Act
Introduced: February 4, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Aid and Attendance Support Act
This bill increases the amount of specified Department of Veterans Affairs benefit payments for veterans (or their survivors) who require aid at home or are in nursing homes. Specifically, the bill increases such benefits by 25% until 60 days after the end of the declared emergency period resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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