US HB8048 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 17 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 17 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine the eligibility or entitlement of a member or former member of the Armed Forces described in subsection (a) to a benefit under a law administered by the Secretary solely based on alternative sources of evidence when the military service records or medical treatment records of the member or former member are incomplete because of damage or loss of records after being in the possession of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Title
Fred Hamilton Veterans’ Lost Records Act
Sponsors
Rep. Morgan McGarvey [D-KY] | Rep. Chuck Edwards [R-NC] | Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY] | Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-05-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
2024-04-17 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2024-04-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3452 (Same As) 2023-12-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8048/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr8048/BILLS-118hr8048ih.pdf |