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S. 872 (97th)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of Vietnam era veterans' eligibility for readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
Introduced
2 April 1981
Last action
13 May 1981 · Reported
Status
Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 921 ordered to be reported.
Sponsors
Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN], Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Extends through September 30, 1984, the period of Vietnam-era veterans' eligibility for readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
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Timeline
2 April 1981
Introduced
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Veterans.
Source: IntroReferral
2 April 1981
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
30 April 1981
Committee
Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
4 May 1981
Committee
Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from OMB.
Source: Committee
5 May 1981
Committee
Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA.
Source: Committee
13 May 1981
Reported
Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 921 ordered to be reported.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 April 1981
Sponsors
- Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssva00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of Vietnam Era veterans' eligibility for readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
- related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of Vietnam era veterans' eligibility for readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
- related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of Vietnam era veterans' eligibility for readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
- related to ← Veterans Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1981
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/872
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/872
- us · 97-s-872 · source updated 14 January 2025