H.R. 1293 · 111th Congress
Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009
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- House Introduced Mar 4, 2009
- House Passed Jul 28, 2009 426–0
Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 - Increases from: (1) $4,100 to $6,800 the amount authorized to be paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for improvements and structural alterations for homes of veterans with service-connected disabilities of 50% or more; and (2) $1,200 to $2,000 the amount…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Jul 28, 2009
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 - Increases from: (1) $4,100 to $6,800 the amount authorized to be paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for improvements and structural alterations for homes of veterans with service-connected disabilities of 50% or more; and (2) $1,200 to $2,000 the amount authorized for such purpose for veterans with service-connected disabilities of less than 50%, and certain other veterans.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009
Latest action (Jul 29, 2009): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 4, 2009
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- House Introduced Mar 4, 2009
- House Passed Jul 28, 2009 426–0
Final vote · House · Jul 28, 2009
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi