HR 609 · 107th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans' Compensation Equity Act of 2001

Introduced 2001-02-14· Sponsored by Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]· House

Bill Progress

✓
Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to the views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.(2001-07-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans' Compensation Equity Act of 2001 - Permits service-disabled former military personnel who are retired with 20 or more years of creditable service and are age 65 or older to be paid both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]FL
Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50]CA
Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5]OR
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14]PA
Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10]MI
Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2]TX
Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5]TN
Rep. Mascara, Frank [D-PA-20]PA
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]CA
Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4]PA
Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]CA
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]RI
Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28]TX