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HR 6154 97th Congress House

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to veterans who have suffered total blindness without light perception as a result of a service-connected…

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to veterans who have suffered total blindness without light percep… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to veterans who have suffered total blindness without light perception as a result of a service-connected disability.

Introduced: May 18, 1982 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security BlindVeterans' disability compensation
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 20, 1982
Executive Comment Received From VA.
Jul 20, 1982
Clean Bill H.R.6782 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
Jul 14, 1982
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 14, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
May 11, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from VA.
Apr 22, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 22, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 20, 1982

Executive Comment Received From VA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Entitles veterans with service-connected, total blindness without light perception in both eyes to the same rate of monthly disability compensation as is paid for the anatomical loss of both eyes.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6782 Related bill Veterans' Compensation, Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982
  • S 2461 Identical bill A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide increased awards of service-connected compensation to cer…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 18, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6154: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to veterans who have suffered total blindness without light perception as a result of a service-connected disability.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6154/
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"H.R. 6154: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to veterans who have suffered total blindness without light perception as a result of a service-connected disability.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6154/.
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H.R. 6154, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6154/.
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