A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide assistive simians and dogs to veterans who, by reason of quadriplegia, are entitled to disability compensation under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration.

Summary

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide specially-trained simians and dogs to veterans who, by reason of quadriplegia, are entitled to veterans' disability compensation. Authorizes the Administrator to pay travel and incidental expenses of veterans for travel to and from their homes for purposes of becoming adjusted to such simians or dogs.

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Timeline

1. 23 March 1988

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 March 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 March 1988

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.

   Source: Committee

4. 16 June 1988

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

5. 27 June 1988

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 23 March 1988

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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