3.0.0 2654 2017-12-14T23:56:45Z 2017-12-14T23:56:45Z Senate S S 2008-02-14 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-02-15T01:02:19Z 2008-02-14 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2008-02-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN N L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2008-02-14 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2008-02-14 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-03-03 False B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2008-03-31 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Counseling Health Military training Social Welfare Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Veterans' medical care Veterans' rehabilitation Vocational rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-02-14 Introduced in Senate 2008-05-22T19:44:52Z Citizen Soldier and Military Veteran Travel Reimbursement Act of 2008 - Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs adjust the amount (similar to a copay or deductible) charged to a member who is reimbursed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for travel expenses connected with the receipt of vocational rehabilitation, counseling, or required medical care. Requires the Secretary, in determining the amount of the allowance or reimbursement, to use the reimbursement rate for the use of privately-owned vehicles by government employees on official business.

Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to reimburse a member of the reserves for expenses incurred in connection with round-trip travel in excess of 100 miles to an inactive duty training location, requiring the same reimbursement rate as above.

]]> Citizen Soldier and Military Veteran Travel Reimbursement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Citizen Soldier and Military Veteran Travel Reimbursement Act of 2008 Display Title Citizen Soldier and Military Veteran Travel Reimbursement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for enhanced reimbursement of servicemembers and veterans for certain travel expenses. Introduced in Senate 2008-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2654is/xml/BILLS-110s2654is.xml 2008-02-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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.