United States · Bill · S
S. 1961 (103rd)
Civilian Ex-Prisoner of War Health and Disability Benefits Act of 1994
Introduced
22 March 1994
Last action
22 March 1994 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Civilian Ex-Prisoner of War Health and Disability Benefits Act of 1994 - Entitles a former civilian prisoner of war (POW) to receive necessary medical care and disability benefits for any injury or disability resulting from the period of internment or hiding. Requires any presumptive medical and dental condition related to a period of internment provided for former military POWs to be extended to former civilian POWs and requires that it be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by the period of internment or hiding regardless of the absence of any record of the injury. Establishes the Former Civilian Prisoner of War Committee. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 through 2000.
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Timeline
22 March 1994
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
22 March 1994
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3461)
Source: IntroReferral
22 March 1994
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 March 1994 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1961
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/s/1961
- us · 103-s-1961 · source updated 26 August 2025