A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide service pension to certain veterans of World War I and pension to the widows of such veterans.

Summary

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a pension to each veteran who served in the active military, naval, or air service at any time during World War I and who is not eligible for a non-service connected disability pension. Directs the Administrator to pay medical services costs required outside Veterans' Administration facilities if travel to such facilities would be a burden for the veteran. Provides for survivor pensions for the widows of such veterans.

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Timeline

1. 3 March 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 March 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 March 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 March 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Frey, Lou, Jr. [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Blouin, Michael [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cederberg, Elford A. [R-MI-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, Mendel J. [D-SC-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Emery, David F. [R-ME-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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