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H.R.2540 - Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 2001 107th Congress (2001-2002)

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Sponsor:	Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (Introduced 07/18/2001)
Committees:	House - Veterans' Affairs \| Senate - Veterans' Affairs
Committee Reports:	H. Rept. 107-156
Latest Action:	12/21/2001 Became Public Law No: 107-94. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes:	There has been 1 roll call vote
Notes:	As introduced and passed House, H.R. 2540 covered a variety of veterans' benefits. As passed Senate and enacted into law, the bill narrowed to become the Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 2001, which provided a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for veterans' disability benefit programs. H.R. 2361 and S. 1090 also addressed the COLA. Broader veterans' benefits were enacted in H.R. 1291, which became Public Law 107-103 on 12/27/2001.

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Introduced
Array ( [actionDate] => 2001-07-24 [displayText] => Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 107-156. [externalActionCode] => 5000 [description] => Introduced )
Passed House
Array ( [actionDate] => 2001-07-31 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 301).(text: CR H4896-4899) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
Passed Senate
Array ( [actionDate] => 2001-11-15 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
Resolving Differences
Array ( [actionDate] => 2001-12-11 [displayText] => Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H9121-9124; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H9121-9122) [externalActionCode] => 19500 [description] => Resolving Differences )
To President
Array ( [actionDate] => 2001-12-13 [displayText] => Presented to President. [externalActionCode] => 28000 [description] => To President )
Became Law
Array ( [actionDate] => 2001-12-21 [displayText] => Became Public Law No: 107-94. [externalActionCode] => 36000 [description] => Became Law )

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Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 2001 - Increases, as of December 1, 2001, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and for children.

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