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HR 1967 99th Congress House

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to provide assistance to States in providing veterans with advice and assistance concerning veterans' benefits.

Introduced: May 2, 1985 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security CounselingFederal-state relationsGovernment Operations and PoliticsGrants-in-aid
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Military pensionsState financeStatesVeterans' benefitsVeterans' disability compensationVeterans' educationVeterans' medical care
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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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Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 3, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 3, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to assist State governments in funding State established veterans' services programs which assist veterans with their benefits.

Sets forth grant application procedures, including a description of the State plan for coordination of a State veterans' services assistance program with the programs of local veterans' service organizations.

Requires a State plan to show that the delivery of services will be managed at the local level and that a State will increase the amount of matching funds it provides in each fiscal year through the third fiscal year of the grant.

Directs the Administrator to prescribe regulations to evaluate grant applications.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 2, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1967: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to provide assistance to States in providing veterans with advice and assistance concerning veterans' benefits.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1967/
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"H.R. 1967: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to provide assistance to States in providing veterans with advice and assistance concerning veterans' benefits.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1967/.
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H.R. 1967, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1967/.
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