H.R. 3407: Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009
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H.R. 3407: Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-07-30 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-07-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009
Plain summary
Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases rates of the following veterans' benefits: (1) wartime disability compensation for veterans in need of regular aid and attendance or higher levels of care; and (2) the non-service-connected disability pension for veterans of a period of war whose disability is rated permanent and total and who are permanently housebound. Makes disabled veterans with severe burn injuries eligible for automobile and adaptive equipment assistance. Makes veterans who suffer traumatic brain injury eligible for wartime disability compensation. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the rate of the special pension for persons entered on Medal of Honor rolls. Extends to September 30, 2021, provisions concerning the treatment of pension amounts of Medicaid-covered veterans who are receiving nursing facility services.
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Official text
Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] · 27 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), André Carson (D-IN), John Boozman (R-AR), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr3407.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr3407 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111