Aid and Attendance Support Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-219| Senate
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic Senator
Nevada
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Aid and Attendance Support Act of 2021 This bill increases the amount of specified Department of Veterans Affairs benefit payments for veterans (or their survivors) who require aid at home or are in nursing homes. Specifically, the bill increases such benefits by 25% until 60 days after the end of the declared emergency period resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Armed Forces and National Security
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDisability assistanceEmergency medical services and trauma careHospital careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation
Aid and Attendance Support Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-219| Senate
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Aid and Attendance Support Act of 2021 This bill increases the amount of specified Department of Veterans Affairs benefit payments for veterans (or their survivors) who require aid at home or are in nursing homes. Specifically, the bill increases such benefits by 25% until 60 days after the end of the declared emergency period resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic Senator
Nevada
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDisability assistanceEmergency medical services and trauma careHospital careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation