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H.R. 1293: Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009

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H.R. 1293: Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-04 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 650 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1293 (2009-07-28), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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

Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 - Increases from: (1) $4,100 to $6,800 the amount authorized to be paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for improvements and structural alterations for homes of veterans with service-connected disabilities of 50% or more; and (2) $1,200 to $2,000 the amount authorized for such purpose for veterans with service-connected disabilities of less than 50%, and certain other veterans.

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Official text

Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] · 16 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1293, Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 (2009-07-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1293, Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 (2009-07-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Harold Rogers (R-KY), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Boozman (R-AR), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr1293 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111