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DEMOCRATIC PRESS RELEASE
July 18, 2007
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Passes Five Bills
Washington, D.C. – The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee led by Chairman
Bob Filner (D-CA) favorably reported five bills to the House. The bills
would expand veterans’ health care and benefits.
H.R. 2623 – To prohibit the collection of copayments for all hospice
care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
2. H.R. 2874 – To make certain improvements in the provision of health
care to veterans, and for other purposes.
3. H.R. 1315 – To provide specially adaptive housing assistance to
certain disabled members of the Armed Forces residing temporarily in
housing owned by a family member.
4. H.R. 760 – To deem certain service in the organized military forces
of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the
Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits
under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
5. H.R. 23 – To provide benefits to certain individuals who served in
the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service
and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
“Today, this committee took the opportunity to redeem a debt to our
Filipino comrades,” stated Chairman Filner. “We call our veterans
‘heroes’ for a reason and the heroes from past wars deserve all the care
and dignity that this nation can bestow. We will work boldly and
tirelessly to meet the needs of all our veterans and their families.
Caring for veterans is an ongoing cost of war and the measures passed
today will have an impact on our veterans and their dependents.”
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Larry Scott
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