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H.R. 2998: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide permanent authority for the exemption for certain members of the uniformed services from an otherwise-applicable requirement for the payment of subsistence charges while hospitalized.

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H.R. 2998: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide permanent authority for the exemption for certain members of the uniformed services from an otherwise-applicable requirement for the payment of subsistence charges while hospitalized.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-09-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-09-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 537 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2998 (2003-10-08), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide permanent authority for the exemption for certain members of the uniformed services from an otherwise-applicable requirement for the payment of subsistence charges while hospitalized.

Plain summary

Makes permanent (currently applies only during FY 2004) the exemption from the requirement of payment of subsistence charges while hospitalized in a military facility of an enlisted or former enlisted member, or an officer or former officer, who is hospitalized in a military facility because of an injury incurred: (1) as a direct result of armed conflict; (2) while engaged in hazardous service; (3) in the performance of duty under conditions simulating war; or (4) through an instrumentality of war.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide permanent authority for the exemption for certain members of the uniformed services from an otherwise-applicable requirement for the payment of subsistence charges while hospitalized.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] · 256 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Harold Rogers (R-KY), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), John R. Carter (R-TX), James P. McGovern (D-MA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 196 more.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (2)
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr2998 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108