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S.851: Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about armed forces and national security
- Introduced April 25, 2013
- Latest Major Action Sept. 17, 2013
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 - Extends to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury the eligibility to participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance to family caregivers of such veterans. (Under current law, such eligibility is limited to those veterans who...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Sept. 17, 2013 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186.
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| Sept. 17, 2013 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Sanders without amendment. With written report No. 113-107. Minority views filed.
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| July 24, 2013 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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| May 9, 2013 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
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| April 25, 2013 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3042)
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| April 25, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.) |