3.0.0 3407 2023-01-11T13:18:24Z 2023-01-11T13:18:24Z House H HR 2009-07-30 111 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Hearings by 2010-07-01T14:02:29Z Referred to 2009-07-31T17:24:12Z Referred to 2009-07-30T14:04:40Z 2010-07-01 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2009-07-31 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2009-07-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2119-2120) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 N M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2009-07-30 True B001235 Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] HENRY BROWN R SC E. 1 2009-07-30 True R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 2009-09-08 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2009-09-10 False M001175 Rep. Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1] Walter Minnick D ID 1 2009-09-10 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2009-09-14 False D000299 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART R FL 21 2009-09-16 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2009-09-16 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2009-09-17 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2009-09-23 False B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2009-09-23 False O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2009-09-30 False L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2009-09-30 False B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2009-10-01 False K000365 Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Steve Kagen D WI 8 2009-10-01 False P000586 Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] ADAM PUTNAM R FL H. 12 2009-10-13 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] Vern Buchanan R FL 13 2009-10-15 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2009-10-15 False K000370 Rep. Kosmas, Suzanne M. [D-FL-24] Suzanne Kosmas D FL M. 24 2009-10-27 False K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2009-10-29 False M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2009-12-02 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2010-03-04 False M000689 Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] JOHN MICA R FL L. 7 2010-03-04 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2010-03-04 False G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2010-03-22 False S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2010-03-23 False H001039 Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] John Hall D NY J. 19 2010-04-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Motor vehicles Neurological disorders Nursing Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-07-30 Introduced in House 2009-12-02T20:41:12Z Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases rates of the following veterans' benefits: (1) wartime disability compensation for veterans in need of regular aid and attendance or higher levels of care; and (2) the non-service-connected disability pension for veterans of a period of war whose disability is rated permanent and total and who are permanently housebound.

Makes disabled veterans with severe burn injuries eligible for automobile and adaptive equipment assistance.

Makes veterans who suffer traumatic brain injury eligible for wartime disability compensation.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the rate of the special pension for persons entered on Medal of Honor rolls.

Extends to September 30, 2021, provisions concerning the treatment of pension amounts of Medicaid-covered veterans who are receiving nursing facility services.

]]> Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 Display Title Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to benefits for severely injured veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3407ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3407ih.xml 2010-07-01 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.