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HR 2187 98th Congress House

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to certain blinded veterans who are suffering from additional hearing disabilities.

Introduced: March 17, 1983 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security DeafnessVeterans' disability compensation
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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.
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Mar 17, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 17, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Decreases from 60 to 20 percent disabling, the degree of deafness a veteran suffering from service-connected total blindess must be rated to qualify for additional disability compensation.

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  • S 1187 Identical bill A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide increased awards of service-connected compensation to cer…
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 23, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2187: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to certain blinded veterans who are suffering from additional hearing disabilities.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2187/
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"H.R. 2187: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to certain blinded veterans who are suffering from additional hearing disabilities.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2187/.
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H.R. 2187, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2187/.
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[H.R. 2187: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to certain blinded veterans who are suffering from additional hearing disabilities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2187/)
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