H.R. 797 (RH) - To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for other purposes. - BILLS-110hr797rh | Content Details

H.R. 797 (RH) - To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for other purposes.

Actions: Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Hall of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Additional sponsors: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Carney, Ms. Carson, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Kind, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. McCotter, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Holden, Mr. Payne, Mr. Space, Ms. Hirono, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Kagen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Holt, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Baker, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Hare, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. Ortiz, Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Full Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors: John Boozman (AR); Bob Filner (CA); Jeff Miller (FL); Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD); Shelley Berkley (NV); John J. Hall (NY); Barney Frank (MA); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Luis V. Gutierrez (IL); Marcy Kaptur (OH); Chaka Fattah (PA); Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (MI); Sheila Jackson Lee (TX); Timothy J. Walz (MN); Corrine Brown (FL); Michael F. Doyle (PA); Artur Davis (AL); Brian Higgins (NY); Elijah E. Cummings (MD); Charles A. Gonzalez (TX); Collin C. Peterson (MN); Silvestre Reyes (TX); Christopher P. Carney (PA); Ms. Carson; Madeleine Z. Bordallo (GU); Paul D. Ryan (WI); Ron Kind (WI); John A. Yarmuth (KY); Thaddeus G. McCotter (MI); Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX); G. K. Butterfield (NC); Walter B. Jones (NC); Tim Holden (PA); Donald M. Payne (NJ); Zachary T. Space (OH); Mazie K. Hirono (HI); Betty McCollum (MN); F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (WI); Steve Kagen (WI); Jim McDermott (WA); Donald A. Manzullo (IL); Steve Cohen (TN); Gus M. Bilirakis (FL); Michael H. Michaud (ME); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Tim Murphy (PA); Chris Van Hollen (MD); Robert A. Brady (PA); Doris O. Matsui (CA); Rush Holt (NJ); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Diana DeGette (CO); John P. Murtha (PA); Robert Wexler (FL); Richard H. Baker (LA); John Kline (MN); Gwen Moore (WI); Phil Hare (IL); Steve Buyer (IN); Cliff Stearns (FL); Doug Lamborn (CO); Vern Buchanan (FL); Jerry McNerney (CA); Solomon P. Ortiz (TX)

United States Code References: 38 U.S.C. 1160, 2306, 3485, 5320 and Chapter 53
42 U.S.C. 653