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HR 4391 99th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Budget deficits Economics and Public Finance Federal budgets Government spending reductions Military dependents Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt from any requirement for sequestration of appropriated funds any amounts available to provide certain benefits to veterans with…

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt from any requirement for sequestration of appropriated funds any amounts available to provide certain benefits to veterans with service-connected disabilities.

Introduced: March 12, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 1986
For Further Action See H.R.5299.
Jun 12, 1986
Executive Comment Received From VA.
May 15, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 15, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
Mar 12, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 12, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to exempt from any sequestration of funds under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) certain benefits of veterans and their dependents and survivors which are based upon the service-connected disability or death of such veterans.

What's happening now July 31, 1986

For Further Action See H.R.5299.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5299 Related bill Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 13, 1986
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 6, 1986
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 12, 1986
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 12, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4391: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt from any requirement for sequestration of appropriated funds any amounts available to provide certain benefits to veterans with service-connected disabilities.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4391/
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"H.R. 4391: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt from any requirement for sequestration of appropriated funds any amounts available to provide certain benefits to veterans with service-connected disabilities.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4391/.
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H.R. 4391, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4391/.
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