3.0.0 6287 2022-02-03T05:11:16Z 2022-02-03T05:11:16Z House H HR 2008-06-17 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-06-17T16:31:25Z 2008-06-17 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 N E000289 Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8] Brad Ellsworth D IN 8 2008-06-17 True D000607 Rep. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2] Joe Donnelly D IN 2 2008-06-19 False H001039 Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] John Hall D NY J. 19 2008-06-25 False G000555 Rep. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY-20] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 20 2008-06-25 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-14] Bill Foster D IL 14 2008-07-08 False H001043 Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] Paul Hodes D NH W. 2 2008-07-08 False H001030 Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] BARON HILL D IN P. 9 2008-07-15 False M001164 Rep. Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-16] Tim Mahoney D FL 16 2008-09-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Disabled Government Operations and Politics Government travel Health Labor and Employment Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Veterans' benefits Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-06-17 Introduced in House 2008-09-11T16:23:12Z Veterans Travel Equity Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in determining the amount of allowance or reimbursement under the beneficiary travel program (a program authorizing a travel allowance or reimbursement for the transportation of veterans to obtain medical care), to use the mileage reimbursement rates for the use of privately owned vehicles by government employees traveling on official business.

Prohibits the Secretary, effective 90 days after the enactment of this Act, from imposing any income or pension eligibility requirement, or requiring any service-connected disability rating, in order for a veteran to be eligible for such allowance or reimbursement.

]]> Veterans Travel Equity Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Travel Equity Act of 2008 Display Title Veterans Travel Equity Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6287ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6287ih.xml 2008-06-17 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.