A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the continued payment of disability compensation at an unreduced rate pending review and appeal of a determination to reduce or discontinue such compensation by reason of a change in service-connected or employability status or in physical condition in the case of any veteran whose disability has been rated as total for a period of at least ten years ending on the date such determination was made, who files a statement of disagreement with such determination, and who requests such continued payment, and for other purposes.

Summary

Prohibits the reduction of a rating of permanent total disability which has been continuously in force for ten years until a decision making such a reduction is final.

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Timeline

1. 18 March 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 March 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.

   Source: Committee

4. 8 June 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-626.

   Source: Committee

5. 21 July 1983

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1388 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 March 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of compensation for disabled veterans and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors; to express the sense of the Congress that increases in the rates of compensation should take effect on December 1 beginning in fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes.