3.0.0 1042 2023-01-11T13:23:21Z 2023-01-11T13:23:21Z Senate S S 2013-05-23 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2013-06-12T13:49:17Z Referred to 2013-05-23T17:42:13Z Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013 113 3477 HR 2013-11-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Identical bill CRS 2013-06-12 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111. Committee 2013-05-23 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2013-05-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2013-05-23 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2013-05-23 True 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 2013-05-23 Introduced in Senate 2013-08-20T17:05:41Z 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 A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1042is/xml/BILLS-113s1042is.xml 2013-06-12 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111. 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.