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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 186 (Thursday, November 9, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WATERS:H.R. 6362.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:Veterans.[Page H5671]
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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CA
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Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
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2023-11-09
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2023-11-09
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
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2023-11-09
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2023-11-09
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2023-11-09
True
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2023-11-09
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2023-11-09
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2023-11-09
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2023-11-09
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CA
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2023-11-09
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2023-11-09
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NV
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CA
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2023-11-13
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2024-01-31
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MI
T.
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2024-01-31
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CA
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2024-02-15
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2024-04-09
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Armed Forces and National Security
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- Unemployment
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- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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- Wages and earnings
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Armed Forces and National Security
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2023-11-09
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Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2023
This bill provides statutory authority for 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.

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Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2023
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Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2023
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Introduced in House
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- Official Title as Introduced
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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.
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