# 115-hr-4369: Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2017

115-hr-4369, Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4369
- Congress: 115
- Title: Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced: 2017-11-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine a veteran with a service-connected disability has a total disability based on his or her ability to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of the disability.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2017-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2018-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2018-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-4369 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4369)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4369 (as of 2025-11-18).