Veterans' Compensation Benefits Amendments of 1985

Summary

Veterans' Compensation Benefits Amendments of 1985 - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a regional office of the Veterans Administration (VA) in each State, while maintaining its central office in the District of Columbia. Adds the loss or loss of use of one hand or foot or one lung to those extremities given special consideration in the determination of veterans' disability compensation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that payments by the VA to veterans as compensation for service-connected disabilities should remain exempt from Federal taxation, and that the President should reject any proposals to tax such payments. Raises the coverage of life insurance benefits for veterans under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program. Allows veterans who are members of the Retired Reserve as of January 1, 1986, to receive such increased coverage. Makes conforming changes to the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, similarly granting members of the Individual Ready Reserve and the Inactive National Guard eligibility under such program. Makes eligible for certain veterans' benefits members of the National Guard or Air National Guard who perform full-time duty for training purposes after September 30, 1985. Makes former members of the National Guard or Air National Guard eligible if such member continuously served in such status for 181 days or more. Extends through September 30, 1988, the authority of the VA to operate a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines. Entitles surviving spouses of the Commandant of the Coast Guard to the same dependency and indemnity compensation rate as that accorded to surviving spouses of the chief of the other military services. Makes technical amendments to the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1984 and other Federal law.

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Timeline

1. 2 May 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 May 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 May 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 May 1985

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

5. 7 May 1985

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 May 1985

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 68.

   Source: Calendars

7. 15 May 1985

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 99-110.

   Source: Committee

8. 15 May 1985

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 99-110.

   Source: Committee

9. 20 May 1985

   Passed

   Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Floor

10. 20 May 1985

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

11. 20 May 1985

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

12. 22 May 1985

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

    Source: IntroReferral

13. 14 November 1985

    Committee

    Certain Provisions Included in H.R.505.

    Source: Committee

14. 7 October 1986

    Committee

    Certain Provisions Included in H.R.5299.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

3 official files

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 20 May 1985

  Open at official source

• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 15 May 1985

  Open at official source

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Sponsors

• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hendon, Bill [R-NC-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rowland, John G. [R-CT-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Veterans' Administration Health-Care Amendments of 1985
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) to the surviving spouse of a Commandant of the Coast Guard who dies from a service-connected disability at the same rate as provided to the surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who serve as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require that the Veterans' Administration maintain a regional office in each State.
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase from $35,000 to $50,000 the maximum amount of life insurance coverage provided under the Servicemen's and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs and to extend eligibility under the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program to members of the Individual Ready Reserve and the Inactive National Guard.
• related to → Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Amendments of 1985
• related to ← Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986