3.0.0 5028 2022-11-01T05:02:34Z 2022-11-01T05:02:34Z House HR 2019-11-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 179 (Friday, November 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WATERS:H.R. 5028.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution andArticle 1, Section 9, clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution.By[Page H8741]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-02T16:17:05Z Referred to 2019-11-08T18:03:15Z 2019-12-02 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-11-08 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-11-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] MAXINE WATERS D CA 43 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-11-08 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2019-11-08 True B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2019-11-08 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2019-11-08 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2019-11-08 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-11-19 False C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2019-11-19 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2019-11-19 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-12-06 False P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2019-12-11 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2019-12-17 False A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2019-12-19 False M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2020-01-15 False B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2020-02-06 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2020-02-26 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2020-03-13 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2020-06-25 False E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2020-09-11 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2020-11-19 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Unemployment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' pensions and compensation Wages and earnings Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-11-08 Introduced in House 2022-02-24T15:19:09Z Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to assign, for purposes of the disability compensation program, a disability rating of total to a veteran who meets certain parameters and is unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to a service-connected disability.

Specifically, the VA may make such a disability determination if a veteran has a service-connected disability rated at least 60%, or has two or more service-connected disabilities with one being at least 40% and a combined total of at least 70%. The VA may also make a determination on the disability rating in circumstances where a veteran meeting the specified parameters maintains marginal employment (income is less than the poverty threshold), or if the veteran maintains substantially gainful employment (exceeds the poverty threshold) and the VA determines that the rating is appropriate.

The bill prescribes what disabilities may be considered as one disability (e.g., disabilities incurred or aggravated as a prisoner of war).

The VA may not consider the age of a veteran or eligibility for retirement benefits when making any determination related to disability rating.

]]> Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2019 Display Title Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5028ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5028ih.xml 2019-12-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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.