A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of war.

Summary

Establishes a presumption of service-connection for disability purposes for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions after active service: (1) organic residuals of hypothermia; (2) spastic colon; and (3) arthritis due to trauma. Decreases from six months to 90 days the amount of time a former prisoner of war must have been incarcerated to be eligible for outpatient dental services.

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Timeline

1. 6 March 1986

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 March 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 March 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 June 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 June 1986

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.

   Source: Committee

6. 6 June 1986

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from VA.

   Source: Committee

7. 19 June 1986

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

   Source: Committee

8. 19 June 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 27 June 1986

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received From VA.

   Source: Committee

10. 29 July 1986

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported.

    Source: Committee

11. 29 July 1986

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

12. 31 July 1986

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 434.

    Source: Calendars

13. 31 July 1986

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 99-728.

    Source: Committee

14. 31 July 1986

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 99-728.

    Source: Committee

15. 1 August 1986

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Appropriations Sequentially, for a Period not to Exceed Fifteen Legislative Days.

    Source: IntroReferral

16. 4 August 1986

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

17. 6 August 1986

    Vote

    Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 413 - 0 (Record Vote No: 286).

    Source: Floor

18. 6 August 1986

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 413 - 0 (Record Vote No: 286).

    Source: Floor

19. 7 August 1986

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

20. 7 October 1986

    Committee

    Certain Provisions Included in H.R.5299.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 March 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Jones, James R. [D-OK-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McMillan, J. Alex [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Olin, James R. [D-VA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hendon, Bill [R-NC-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rowland, John G. [R-CT-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-14] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21] · R · Cosponsor

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Related records

• related to ← Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986