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114-hr-4994114th Congress

Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016

Sponsored By: Representative Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

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Summary

Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016 This bill exempts the following payments from annual income determinations with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans: (1) reimbursements, including insurance settlement payments, for medical expenses related to an accident, theft, loss, or casualty, up to the costs of medical care provided to the victim of such event; and (2) payments for pain and suffering, including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court related to an accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss up to an amount determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs on a case-by-case basis.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

FL • D

Cosponsors

  • Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]

    GU • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • JOHN CONYERS

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • LUIS GUTIERREZ

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • MICHAEL HONDA

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • WALTER JONES

    NC • R

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]

    AS • R

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • CHARLES RANGEL

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]

    MP • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • JOSE SERRANO

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/10/2016

  • Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2016

  • Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 5/12/2016

  • Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 5/19/2016

  • Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 6/7/2016

  • Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 6/7/2016

  • Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/7/2016

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