United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 241 (108th)
Veterans Beneficiary Fairness Act of 2003
Introduced
8 January 2003
Last action
16 December 2003 · Committee
Status
See Public Law 108-183.
Sponsors
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Janklow, William J. [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rescom. Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Veterans Beneficiary Fairness Act of 2003 - Repeals the limitation (benefits due and unpaid for not to exceed two years) on the accrued benefits required to be paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary.
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Timeline
8 January 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E51)
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 February 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Source: Committee
10 April 2003
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
7 May 2003
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
7 May 2003
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
15 May 2003
Committee
Provision incorporated. See H. R. 1460, Section 6.
Source: Committee
19 November 2003
Committee
Similar provision incorporated. See H. R. 2297, Title I, Section 104.
Source: Committee
16 December 2003
Committee
See Public Law 108-183.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 January 2003 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Janklow, William J. [R-SD-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rescom. Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Veterans Entrepreneurship and Benefits Improvement Act of 2003
- related to ← Veterans Benefits Act of 2003
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/241
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/241
- us · 108-hr-241 · source updated 18 August 2025