S. 402: Keeping Our Promise to America's Military Veterans Act
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S. 402: Keeping Our Promise to America's Military Veterans Act
111th Congress · introduced 2009-02-10 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-02-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Keeping Our Promise to America's Military Veterans Act
Plain summary
Keeping Our Promise to America's Military Veterans Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that, in order to express the gratitude of the American people for the sacrifices of America's veterans and their families, legislation should be enacted that: (1) assures timely and adequate funding of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), especially for medical care activities; (2) improves the ability of the VA's Veterans Benefits Administration to provide timely and accurate decisions on claims for veterans benefits; (3) assures that the VA provides timely access to high-quality treatment for mental health conditions; and (4) facilitates a seamless transition from military to civilian life for members separating from the Armed Forces and their families.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Keeping Our Promise to America's Military Veterans Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · 4 cosponsors
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Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s402.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s402 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111