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A bill making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2323| Senate 
| Updated: 1/18/2018
Dean Heller

Dean Heller

Republican Senator

Nevada

Appropriations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill appropriates for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect such sums as are necessary to administer and provide benefits and services to veterans, dependents, and survivors under specified veterans' benefits laws, including those concerning: compensation for service-connected disability or death, dependency and indemnity compensation for service-connected deaths, pension for non-service-connected disability or death or for service, benefits for children of certain veterans, specially adapted housing for disabled veterans, burial benefits, certain educational assistance programs, training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and automobiles and adaptive equipment for certain disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Such funds shall be available until the earliest of: (1) enactment of an appropriation for any such purpose, (2) enactment of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other bill without any appropriation for such purpose, or (3) January 1, 2019.
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Timeline
Jan 18, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 18, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • January 18, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 18, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Armed Forces and National Security

A bill making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2323| Senate 
| Updated: 1/18/2018
This bill appropriates for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect such sums as are necessary to administer and provide benefits and services to veterans, dependents, and survivors under specified veterans' benefits laws, including those concerning: compensation for service-connected disability or death, dependency and indemnity compensation for service-connected deaths, pension for non-service-connected disability or death or for service, benefits for children of certain veterans, specially adapted housing for disabled veterans, burial benefits, certain educational assistance programs, training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and automobiles and adaptive equipment for certain disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Such funds shall be available until the earliest of: (1) enactment of an appropriation for any such purpose, (2) enactment of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other bill without any appropriation for such purpose, or (3) January 1, 2019.
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Timeline
Jan 18, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 18, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • January 18, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 18, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Dean Heller

Dean Heller

Republican Senator

Nevada

Appropriations Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted