Pennsylvania House Bill 496 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-10)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-17 - Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Pending: House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act providing compensation to persons in active service in connection with the Iraq War or their beneficiaries; authorizing the incurring of indebtedness and the issue and sale of bonds by the Commonwealth for the payment of compensation contingent upon electorate approval; creating a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Iraq War Veterans' Compensation Bond Sinking Fund; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; and making appropriations.

Providing compensation to persons in active service in connection with the Iraq War or their beneficiaries; authorizing the incurring of indebtedness and the issue and sale of bonds by the Commonwealth for the payment of compensation contingent upon electorate approval; creating a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Iraq War Veterans' Compensation Bond Sinking Fund; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; and making appropriations.

Rep. Neal Goodman [D]	Rep. Ryan Bizzarro [D]	Rep. Mark Cohen [D]	Rep. Dominic Costa [D]
Rep. Daniel Deasy [D]	Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D]	Rep. Maria Donatucci [D]	Sen. Cris Dush [R]
Rep. Brian Ellis [R]	Rep. Frank Farina [D]	Rep. Dan Frankel [D]	Rep. Robert Freeman [D]
Rep. Jaret Gibbons [D]	Rep. Mark Gillen [R]	Rep. Mauree Gingrich [R]	Rep. Ted Harhai [D]
Rep. Christopher Harris [R]	Rep. Robert James [R]	Rep. Mark Longietti [D]	Rep. Timothy Mahoney [D]
Rep. Robert Matzie [D]	Rep. Daniel McNeill [D]	Rep. David Millard [R]	Rep. Thomas Murt [R]
Rep. Michael O'Brien [D]	Rep. Cherelle Parker [D]	Rep. Harry Readshaw [D]	Rep. Christopher Sainato [D]
Rep. Stephen Samuelson [D]	Rep. Peter Schweyer [D]	Rep. Will Tallman [R]	Rep. Curtis Thomas [D]
Rep. Katharine Watson [R]	Rep. Jake Wheatley [D]	Rep. Stephen Kinsey [D]	Rep. Bryan Barbin [D]
Rep. Frank Burns [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-17	House	Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2015&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=496
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2015&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0496&pn=0554