3.0.0 806 2018-02-03T20:24:59Z 2018-02-05T15:24:02Z Senate S S 2005-04-14 109 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-14T22:01:30Z 2005-04-14 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3682-3683) IntroReferral 2005-04-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3682) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN N A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2005-04-14 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2005-04-19 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2005-04-21 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2005-04-21 False B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2005-04-21 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2005-04-21 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-04-21 False D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2005-04-21 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2005-04-21 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2005-04-21 False T000162 Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] CRAIG THOMAS R WY 2005-04-21 False E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2005-04-21 False B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2005-04-21 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2005-04-21 False J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2005-04-21 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2005-04-21 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-05-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Blind Burns Defense budgets Disabled Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Government life insurance Health Insurance premiums Paralysis Paraplegia Speech disorders Trauma care Veterans' medical care War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2005-05-11T19:21:37Z Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require that a member insured under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program be automatically issued a traumatic injury protection rider that will provide a payment of up to $100,000 per event if the member, while so insured, sustains a traumatic injury that results in: (1) a loss of sight, limbs, movement, speech, or hearing; (2) certain burns; or (3) a coma or the inability to carry out certain daily living activities. Provides coverage exceptions, including attempted suicide or self-inflicted injury, committing or attempting to commit a felony, being legally intoxicated, or willful misconduct. Provides specific payment amounts with respect to each type of injury or loss.

Requires the payment, while a member is serving on active or reserve duty, of premiums for such additional coverage.

Terminates such coverage upon separation from the Armed Forces.

]]> A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a traumatic injury protection rider to servicemembers insured under section 1967(a)(1) of such title. Display Title A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a traumatic injury protection rider to servicemembers insured under section 1967(a)(1) of such title. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a traumatic injury protection rider to servicemembers insured under section 1967(a)(1) of such title. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s806is/xml/BILLS-109s806is.xml 2005-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3682-3683) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.