HR 4246 · 100th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the net worth limitation applicable to the receipt of pension by certain veterans and surviving spouse of certain veterans.

Introduced 1988-03-23· Sponsored by Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1988-03-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, when making a determination as to the eligibility of certain veterans and their surviving spouses for veterans' disability pensions, from requiring that some part of the corpus of the estate of the veteran (or the veteran's spouse) be consumed for maintenance of the veteran if: (1) the principal source of income of the veteran derives from agriculture, forestry, or fishing, and (in the case of farming) the veteran resides on a portion of such land; and (2) the total value of the combined estate corpus of the veteran and his or her spouse does not exceed 110 percent of the average market value of detached single-family residences in the nearest standard metropolitan statistical area.…

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Cosponsors (2)

1 Democrat1 Republican