3.0.0 5785 2022-02-08T23:17:46Z 2022-02-08T23:17:46Z House HR 2020-02-06 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GAETZ:H.R. 5785.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H936]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2020-03-02T16:46:47Z Referred to 2020-02-06T15:00:38Z 2020-03-02 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2020-02-06 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 N S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2020-02-06 True S001210 Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] Ross Spano R FL 15 2020-02-06 True Armed Forces and National Security Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-02-06 Introduced in House 2020-06-03T16:06:13Z Joseph Ainsworth Act

This bill exempts veterans who are over 99 years old from a net worth limitation related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension payments. Specifically, the bill allows veterans who are over 99 years old and receive pensions from the VA as a result of serving during periods of war to continue receiving such pensions regardless of their net worth.

]]> Joseph Ainsworth Act Display Title Joseph Ainsworth Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the application of the Department of Veterans Affairs net worth limitation to veterans otherwise eligible for pension payments who are over the age of 99. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Joseph Ainsworth Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5785ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5785ih.xml 2020-03-02 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.