Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986

Summary

Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1986 - Title I: Rate Increases - Increases by two percent the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and for children; and (5) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children. Title II: Miscellaneous - Amends veterans' fiduciaries provisions to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to require the fiduciary to disclose any financial information concerning the veteran beneficiary that is within such fiduciary's knowledge. Exempts the following from certain joint reports and from inclusion in any presidential order under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gram-Rudman-Hollings Act): (1) certain benefits which are based upon the service-connected disability or death of veterans; (2) certain veterans' life insurance accounts; and (3) certain veterans' revolving funds. Provides that certain other veterans' benefits which are subject to reduction under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act shall be determined in accordance with the sequestration order in effect on the date such benefits are accrued. Exempts from any sequestration of funds ordered under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act veterans' home loan guarantee programs.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 31 July 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 31 July 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 31 July 1986

   Reported

   Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 99-730.

   Source: Committee

4. 31 July 1986

   Reported

   Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 99-730.

   Source: Committee

5. 31 July 1986

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported.

   Source: Committee

6. 31 July 1986

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

7. 31 July 1986

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 436.

   Source: Calendars

8. 4 August 1986

   Passed

   Passed House by Voice Vote.

   Source: Floor

9. 4 August 1986

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

   Source: Floor

10. 4 August 1986

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

11. 6 August 1986

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 776.

    Source: Calendars

12. 30 September 1986

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

13. 30 September 1986

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2422 with an amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

14. 7 October 1986

    Floor

    Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate amendments.

    Source: Floor

15. 7 October 1986

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

16. 7 October 1986

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

17. 8 October 1986

    Passed

    Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment. By Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

18. 8 October 1986

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment. By Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

19. 15 October 1986

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

20. 16 October 1986

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

21. 16 October 1986

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

22. 28 October 1986

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 99-576.

    Source: President

23. 28 October 1986

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

24. 28 October 1986

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

4 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 29 October 1986

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 7 October 1986

  Open at official source

  Leesvertaling

  Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

  Vertaal naarNL · DutchDE · GermanFR · FrenchES · SpanishIT · ItalianPL · PolishPT · PortugueseSV · SwedishDA · DanishFI · FinnishEL · GreekCS · CzechHU · HungarianRO · RomanianBG · BulgarianHR · CroatianSK · SlovakSL · SlovenianLT · LithuanianLV · LatvianET · EstonianGA · IrishMT · Maltese

  Vertaal document

  Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 30 September 1986

  Open at official source

  Leesvertaling

  Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

  Vertaal naarNL · DutchDE · GermanFR · FrenchES · SpanishIT · ItalianPL · PolishPT · PortugueseSV · SwedishDA · DanishFI · FinnishEL · GreekCS · CzechHU · HungarianRO · RomanianBG · BulgarianHR · CroatianSK · SlovakSL · SlovenianLT · LithuanianLV · LatvianET · EstonianGA · IrishMT · Maltese

  Vertaal document

  Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 31 July 1986

  Open at official source

  Leesvertaling

  Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

  Vertaal naarNL · DutchDE · GermanFR · FrenchES · SpanishIT · ItalianPL · PolishPT · PortugueseSV · SwedishDA · DanishFI · FinnishEL · GreekCS · CzechHU · HungarianRO · RomanianBG · BulgarianHR · CroatianSK · SlovakSL · SlovenianLT · LithuanianLV · LatvianET · EstonianGA · IrishMT · Maltese

  Vertaal document

  Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hendon, Bill [R-NC-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rowland, John G. [R-CT-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8] · D · Sponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Veterans' Compensation Benefits Amendments of 1985
• related to → Veterans' Housing and Memorial Affairs Amendments of 1985
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in employment because of the status of certain individuals as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces or as a member of the National Guard.
• related to → A bill to amend chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for educational assistance for apprenticeship or other onjob training under the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program.
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of war.
• related to → A bill to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a national cemetery in or near Cleveland, Ohio.
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to veterans' readjustment appointments.
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt from any requirement for sequestration of appropriated funds any amounts available to provide certain benefits to veterans with service-connected disabilities.
• related to ← Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvements Act of 1986

Showing 9 of 13 related records.

Related across the Repo ecosystem

Direct relationships are identifier-backed. Topic context means shared TopicMembership — not a citation and not causation.