A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the pension of a veteran who is blind as a result of a non-service-connected disability and who is being furnished hospital care by the Veterans' Administration in a Veterans' Administration center operated exclusively for the rehabilitation of blinded veterans shall not be reduced because the period of care of such veteran extends more than three months.

Summary

Prohibits the reduction of the pension of a veteran with a non-service-connected disability of blindness who is being furnished hospital care in excess of three months by the Veterans' Administration in a VA center operated exclusively for the rehabilitation of blinded veterans.

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Timeline

1. 3 June 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 June 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 June 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA; OMB.

   Source: Committee

4. 11 June 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

5. 25 June 1981

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 917 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

6. 30 June 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans received executive comment from OMB.

   Source: Committee

7. 13 July 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 June 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Veterans' Disability Compensation, Housing, and Memorial Benefits Amendments of 1981
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the pension of a veteran who is blind as a result of a non-service-connected disability and who is being furnished hospital care by the Veterans' Administration in a Veterans' Administration center operated exclusively for the rehabilitation of blinded veterans shall not be reduced because the period of care of such veteran extends more than three months.