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HR 864 99th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Dental care Health Prisoners of war Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' medical care

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of wars.

Introduced: January 31, 1985 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
Jun 19, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 19, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
Jun 7, 1985
Executive Comment Received From VA.
Apr 23, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from VA.
Jan 31, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 31, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes a presumption of service-connection for disability purposes for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions, manifest to a degree of ten percent or more after active service: (1) chronic liver disease; (2) organic residuals of hypothermia; (3) gastro-intestinal disorders; (4) arthritis; (5) cardiovascular conditions; (6) peripheral neuropathy; (7) immunological dysfunctions; or (8) chronic pulmonary disease.

Decreases from six months to 30 days the amount of time a former prisoner of war must have been incarcerated to be eligible for outpatient dental services.

What's happening now June 19, 1985

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  • S 1446 Identical bill A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of wars.
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 28, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 19, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 864: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of wars.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-864/
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