To amend title 38, United States Code, to conform the mileage reimbursement rates used under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the mileage reimbursement rates for Government employees on official business who use privately owned vehicles, to eliminate all deductibles under the beneficiary travel program, to ensure that all veterans can participate in the beneficiary travel program, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 6695 2021-04-20T15:24:53Z 2021-04-20T15:24:53Z House H HR 2008-07-31 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-31T14:02:05Z 2008-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-07-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7635) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 N C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2008-07-31 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2008-07-31 True H001039 Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] John Hall D NY J. 19 2008-07-31 True H001029 Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8] ROBIN HAYES R NC 8 2008-07-31 True H001030 Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] BARON HILL D IN P. 9 2008-07-31 True K000365 Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Steve Kagen D WI 8 2008-07-31 True K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2008-07-31 True K000364 Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] John Kuhl R NY R. "Randy" 29 2008-07-31 True L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2008-07-31 True R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 2008-07-31 True S001173 Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] Zachary Space D OH T. 18 2008-07-31 True S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2008-07-31 True P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2008-07-31 True M001169 Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 5 2008-09-08 False B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2008-09-08 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2008-09-15 False Armed Forces and National Security Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Transportation costs Travel and tourism Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2008-07-31 Introduced in House 2008-10-27T20:55:16Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in determining the amount of any allowance or reimbursement to be paid under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) veterans beneficiary travel program, to use the mileage reimbursement rates for the use of privately owned vehicles by government employees traveling on official business. Authorizes the Secretary to use a rate in excess of such rate. Prohibits the Secretary from making payments for travel performed by a special mode unless it is: (1) medically required and previously authorized; or (2) in connection with a medical emergency of such a nature that delay would have been hazardous to the person's life or health. Eliminates required deductions in connection with travel under the program.

Allows such payments in connection with all veterans and family members eligible for examination, treatment, care, rehabilitation, or counseling through the VA.

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to conform the mileage reimbursement rates used under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the mileage reimbursement rates for Government employees on official business who use privately owned vehicles, to eliminate all deductibles under the beneficiary travel program, to ensure that all veterans can participate in the beneficiary travel program, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to conform the mileage reimbursement rates used under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the mileage reimbursement rates for Government employees on official business who use privately owned vehicles, to eliminate all deductibles under the beneficiary travel program, to ensure that all veterans can participate in the beneficiary travel program, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to conform the mileage reimbursement rates used under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the mileage reimbursement rates for Government employees on official business who use privately owned vehicles, to eliminate all deductibles under the beneficiary travel program, to ensure that all veterans can participate in the beneficiary travel program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6695ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6695ih.xml 2008-07-31 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.