US SB919 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4818)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 28 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4818)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Clarification of Characteristics of Combat Service Act of 2009 - Requires, in each case in which a veteran is seeking service-connection for a disability after service in a particular combat zone, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) accept credible lay or other evidence as sufficient proof that the veteran encountered an event associated with service in particular locations where the veteran served or in particular circumstances under which the veteran served in that combat zone.
Title
Clarification of Characteristics of Combat Service Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4818) | |
| 2009-04-28 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4817-4818) |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/919/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s919/BILLS-111s919is.pdf |
