US Congress Senate Bill 514 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-29 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans Rehabilitation and Training Improvements Act of 2009 - Requires the amount of subsistence allowance paid to a veteran for a month in which the veteran participates in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rehabilitation program to be equal to the national average of the basic allowance for housing paid to a member of the Armed Forces in pay grade E-5. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a veteran who successfully completes a VA rehabilitation program for costs incurred as a direct consequence of program participation, including child care expenses. Repeals the 2600 per-fiscal-year limit on veterans who may participate in the VA program of independent living services and assistance.

Veterans Rehabilitation and Training Improvements Act of 2009

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]

Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-29		Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2009-03-03		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2706)
2009-03-03		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2705-2706)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/514/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s514/BILLS-111s514is.pdf