3.0.0 3477 2023-01-11T13:23:26Z 2023-01-11T13:23:26Z House H HR 2013-11-13 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 3477.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H7052]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2013-11-18T15:22:19Z Referred to 2013-11-13T15:01:45Z Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013 113 1042 S 2013-06-12 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111. Identical bill CRS 2013-11-18 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2013-11-13 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-11-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1643-1644) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES N Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Department of Veterans Affairs Education programs funding Executive agency funding and structure Lawyers and legal services Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-11-13 Introduced in House 2014-01-03T23:12:51Z Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide support to at least one university law school program that is designed to provide legal assistance to veterans.

Allows programs of university law schools which may receive support under this Act to include those that assist veterans with: (1) filing and appealing claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; and (2) such other civil, criminal, and family legal matters as considered appropriate.

Permits the support provided to a program to include financial support.

Limits the total amount of financial support provided in any fiscal year to $1 million.

]]> Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013 Display Title Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3477ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3477ih.xml 2013-11-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.