# 114-hr-4994: Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016

114-hr-4994, Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4994
- Congress: 114
- Title: Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced: 2016-04-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2016-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2016-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2016-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.

## Sources
- [114-hr-4994 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4994)

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- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
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