United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2791 (98th)
Former Prisoners of War Compensation Act
Introduced
27 April 1983
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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29 August 2025
Summary
Former Prisoners of War Compensation Act-Entitles veterans who are former prisoners of war to veterans' disability compensation. Varies the percent of disability directly with the length of detention. Entitles surviving spouses and children of veterans rated more than 50 percent disabled to dependency and indemnity.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 April 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/2791
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/2791