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H.R. 5155: Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008

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H.R. 5155: Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-01-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-01-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008

Plain summary

Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting debts owed to the United States by certain veterans who die as a result of a service-connected disability incurred or aggravated on active duty in a war after the Persian Gulf War or a combat zone after September 11, 2001, if the Secretary determines, in his or her discretion, that the termination of collection is in the best interest of the United States. Excepts any amounts owed the United States under federal housing and small business loan programs from such prohibition on debt collection.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · 16 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Peter Welch (D-VT), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), André Carson (D-IN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5155 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110