A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide increased awards of service-connected compensation to certain blinded veterans who are suffering from total blindness without light perception.

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• S. 2913Veterans Compensation, Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982

  1982-09-24Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.

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• H.R. 6154A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to veterans who have suffered total blindness without light perception as a result of a service-connected disability.

  1982-08-20Executive Comment Received From VA.

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Legislative Actions

1. 1982-04-29

   Introduced in Senate

2. 1982-04-29

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

3. 1982-05-07

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from OMB.

4. 1982-07-13

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

5. 1982-08-19

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2913 ordered to be reported.

6. 1982-08-20

   Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA. Favorable.