A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt from sequestration certain benefits for veterans and dependents and survivors of certain veterans which are paid based on the service-connected disability or death of veterans.

Summary

Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to exempt from any sequestration of funds under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) certain benefits of veterans and their dependents and survivors which are based upon the service-connected disability or death of such veterans.

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Timeline

1. 12 March 1986

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 March 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 April 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GAO, CBO, OMB.

   Source: Committee

4. 16 June 1986

   Committee

   Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from GAO.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 March 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Andrews, Mark [R-ND-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

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