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S. 1509: Eric and Brian Simon Act of 2003

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S. 1509: Eric and Brian Simon Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-07-31 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-07-31 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. 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

Eric and Brian Simon Act of 2003

Plain summary

Eric and Brian Simon Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a gratuity of $100,000 to: (1) each veteran who was treated with HIV-contaminated blood, blood components, human tissue, or organs as a result of a service-connected disability and can assert through acceptable medical evidence reasonable certainty of transmission of HIV as a result of such treatment; and (2) the current or former spouse and each natural child of such a veteran who can assert the transmission of HIV from such veteran. Provides for such payments in the case of deceased individuals. States that such payments shall not be considered payments for purposes of medical insurance or workers' compensation.

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Official text

Eric and Brian Simon Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-s1509 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108